Monday, October 26, 2009

Some ideas on program...

The diagram of program shows what spaces will be included in areas as well as hierarchy. Program still needs to be developed in greater detail, but I see farm being primary function on site. Education Center and Food Processing Plant are primary architectural/ structural functions; Living Machine is secondary function on site and plaza, secondary architectural/ structural function.

Urban Farm with Educational Community Center and Food Processing Plant is the center that is open to everyone. Local residents, visitors from other states and other countries are welcome to visit the center. It is expected that there will be people visiting the center that are not only locals, because site is located in downtown area and adjacent to uses and functions such as resort hotels and casinos. Urban Farm is also for any and all age, occupation and cultural groups of people.
Education center is meant to be a place for people to learn, therefore it is expected that people using the site will be coming there for a specific purpose. Food Processing Plant, on the other hand is expected to be visited by people who would be coming for a specific purpose as well as for exploration. The plant, that is open for visitors, will mostly be filled by people who are curious to learn and know how certain foods are made.
Farm and Farmers’ Market, similarly, are expected to be visited and used by different people, those who grow their own food for themselves, those who grow their food to sell, those who would buy food from Farmers’ Market, those who would come to shop for farming supplies and those who are just curious, because they heard about it and same to see and explore for themselves.

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