Zero waste & low cost: site model at 1/4" = 1'-0"
Bamboo & dried flowers harvested from our local community garden and a repurposed drop cloth for the ground.
Bolts & twine purchased, all other materials sourced from reuse shelves at Parsons.
Proposed Site Plan for the Teaching Garden's relocation to Comfort Road, adjacent to the historic Colonel's Row houses to the west, the National Park Service land & Fort Jay to the north, and the Parade Ground to the east.
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In the Spring of 2022, nine students collaborated with GrowNYC to plan and design the relocation of its urban farm and teaching garden on Governors Island to a new site within the island’s historic district. Those students were Jillian Carlisle, Joyce Chan, Alia Henry, Yasmeen John, Rachel Markowitz, Maya McGlynn, Ross Myren, Cole Neff, and Noah Sass.
To be accomplished over a two-year period, our proposal includes the construction of a new teaching pavilion and outdoor kitchen, a greenhouse, and a pergola. The studio sought to strike a balance between the need to keep students and produce safe, and the desire to re-engage the public through different degrees of porosity and accessibility; while still considering the greater historical adjacencies and context within which the new site lies.
With a shared perspective on zero-waste, the new structures are designed to be disassembled at the end of their useful lives, while in the meantime serving as a framework to be adapted and reconfigured over time to address the changing needs of GrowNYC.
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All models, drawings, and photos depicted on this page were created by Ross & Maya, unless otherwise specified.
