GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE’S ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN-BUILD COURSE
DEVELOPED AND FABRICATED A HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE MULTI-PURPOSE STRUCTURE FOR APPLICATIONS IN URBAN AGRICULTURE. IT IS A MODULAR OPEN BUILDING SYSTEM, WHICH CAN BE OUTFITTED IN A NUMBER OF WAYS TO FIT THE FUNCTIONAL, AESTHETIC, AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS OF A PARTICULAR USERS’S NEEDS. PREFABRICATED “FAT-WALLS”, EACH WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE FUNCTION, CAN BE PLUGGED INTO A GRID-LIKE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM. A DIY GUIDE ALLOWING ANYONE ACCESS TO THE DESIGN IS FORTHCOMING. AS SUCH, THE SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR THE USE OF LOCAL AND RECYCLED MATERIALS AND CAN BE ASSEMBLED USING PRIMARILY SIMPLE HAND TOOLS. THIS ALSO ENABLES THE SYSTEM TO FURTHER DEVELOP EACH TIME A NEW USER ADAPTS THE BUILDING TO THEIR SPECIFICS NEEDS. IN ADDITION TO MEETING SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, THE INFLIL PANELS AND STRUCTURE ARE DESIGNED FOR DISASSEMBLY, SIMPLIFYING THE TRANSPORTATION PROCESS POST-FABRICATION.