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Visual Arts & Design Presentation 3

2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Resiliency Tunnel: UW Farm Greenhouse + Landscape
Presenters
  • Radha Iyer, Senior, Architectural Design, Mathematics
  • Jerry Chen, Senior, Architectural Design
Mentor
  • Jan Whittington, Urban Design & Planning
Session
    Visual Arts & Design Showcase
  • Allen Library Research Commons
  • 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Resiliency Tunnel: UW Farm Greenhouse + Landscapeclose

In 2020, inclement weather spoiled over 1,800 pounds of produce at the UW Farm - roughly 15% of annual production. The resilienncy tunnel, our design for a greenhouse is intended to protect crops and extend the production season by multiple months, eliminating the need to quickly harvest spoiling crops in extreme weather using single-use plastic bags to deliver to the UW Food Pantry. The execution and operation of this project will notably contribute towards action VI of the UW Sustainability Action Plan, involving a target that 35% of campus food is from local sources by 2025. Our team shares the ambitious goal of designing an agricultural structure and landscape that sustainably and respectfully gives back to the community and surrounding areas with three key pillars: Resilience, Renewability, and Reciprocity. The Resiliency Tunnel, a 1500 square foot greenhouse and 600 sf educational space, will enable the UW Farm to grow produce with higher nutritional value in greater quantities and ensure that this produce reaches food-insecure populations. The UW Farm supplies dining halls, the UW Food Pantry, and the greater community with produce each year. As the climate changes, however, the increasing discrepancy between high demand during the academic year and high production during the summer growing season results in inadequate supply during the spring and fall. A greenhouse facilitates resilience against these conditions through crop protection and temperature control. Our proposal incorporates passive thermal design, a solar array, and rainwater catchment integrated with the structure and the landscape. 


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