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Design Exercises

Engineering studies as interactive 3D models. Current entry: a rooftop hydroponic garden that lowers to harvest height on demand.

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Open the model ↗garden.atomfade.com
Design Exercises: a rooftop that brings the harvest down to you

Problem

Rooftop growing is out of reach for most residents because the plants are up a ladder. The question for each exercise is not only whether something can be built, but whether it should be and what it would feel like to live with.

Approach

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    Think out loud in 3D. The model is the deliverable: structural loads, mechanical articulation, plant biology and ergonomics communicate themselves without a polished product render.

Outcome

New exercises are added as they are built, each on a different problem with the same hands-on approach.

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