urban vertical farm + community center
three dimensional structural knotwork
chicago, illinois
sophomore studio | fall 2017
prof. jonathan dessi-olive | partner: montana ray
west elevation
located on the corner of e balbo drive and s wabash ave in chicago's loop, just blocks away from grant park and the lakefront, is a corner parking lot, an open space in the dense urban core. this void is transformed into a vertical farm knotted from the frayed strands of the city. macrame becomes structural as interlocking concrete panels are deployed and stacked to create the entire building.
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