This design/build workshop explores the processes of precast modular building technology as it relates to an expanding concept of Horticultural Building Systems. For the purpose of this studio, Horticultural Building Systems are defined as the instance where vegetation and an architectural/tectonic system exist in a mutually defined and intentionally designed relationship that supports plant growth and an architectonic concept.
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| Constructed from ½” plywood, the mould is 4’ tall, 6” wide and 2” deep |
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| Once the mould was sealed, primed and sprayed with a release aerosol, we poured and smoothed the first test-batch of concrete. |
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| 12 hours later the concrete was both hardened and cracked in three places. |
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| In reaction, we suspended rebar in the mould with wire and continued to re-pour a new mixture of concrete that used less water and more fine sand. |
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