Tasha Greenfield
Hemp Farm
Hemp Farm will be located on Greenham Common. When the RAF developed the site in 1942, soil with a pH of 8 was imported, in order to flatten the ground. This was placed alongside the natural soil on the site, which had a pH of 6. These two soil types create a dramatically unique environment, where the plants on the site flower different colours, depending on the pH of the soil that they are grown in. The sites history of conflict, division and environmental damage is the root of my two key themes; the successful union of contrast, and the process of rewilding by remediation.
Hemp Farm will be self-sustaining; there will be a small holding, which will grow raw foods for all of the residents. Hemp farm will also produce their own energy using Corten steel wind turbines. Rainwater will also be collected, filtrated using a natural reed bed system and stored underground.
Initially the hemp harvest will be used to create hempcrete for hemp farm’s co-living and processing space. Following the construction some of the hemp harvest will be sold to larger manufacturers. The rest of the annual hemp harvest will be used by the farm, in order to make textiles and furniture.
Hemp Farm will be a co-living community, sharing large communal spaces and integrated Everyone will have a different role to play within the community: remediating the land, growing hemp, processing hemp, furniture making, cloth making, food production, plant conservation, bird conservation and cooking.
Hemp, Corten Steel, Remediation, Organic, Orthogonal
Hemp Farm will be located on Greenham Common. When the RAF developed the site in 1942, soil with a pH of 8 was imported, in order to flatten the ground. This was placed alongside the natural soil on the site, which had a pH of 6. These two soil types create a dramatically unique environment, where the plants on the site flower different colours, depending on the pH of the soil that they are grown in. The sites history of conflict, division and environmental damage is the root of my two key themes; the successful union of contrast, and the process of rewilding by remediation.
Hemp Farm will be self-sustaining; there will be a small holding, which will grow raw foods for all of the residents. Hemp farm will also produce their own energy using Corten steel wind turbines. Rainwater will also be collected, filtrated using a natural reed bed system and stored underground.
Initially the hemp harvest will be used to create hempcrete for hemp farm’s co-living and processing space. Following the construction some of the hemp harvest will be sold to larger manufacturers. The rest of the annual hemp harvest will be used by the farm, in order to make textiles and furniture.
Hemp Farm will be a co-living community, sharing large communal spaces and integrated Everyone will have a different role to play within the community: remediating the land, growing hemp, processing hemp, furniture making, cloth making, food production, plant conservation, bird conservation and cooking.
Hemp, Corten Steel, Remediation, Organic, Orthogonal
Pho Bo
The intention is to transport Pho, a soup which originates from Vietnam, from Vietnam to Reading, collecting sustainable, ethically sourced ingredients on the journey. The structure will be built on the basic chassis of a truck. All of the materials for the structure are sourced ethically in Vietnam.
Bamboo is abundant – so this has been manufactured into Glulam beams and used in the frame work.
In Vietnam there is also a massive clothing making industry. Denim off cuts from the Source Studio Factory, Saigon, Vietnam, have therefore been used to create the insulation.
The enterprise will be called ‘Pho Bo’, and will bring street food to Reading Abbey, and to English culture. When operating, the truck will provide three areas of seating around it, all inspired by Vietnamese eating culture. Firstly, behind the truck there will be a bar, with street food style seating. Secondly, there will be a large, covered area for more restaurant type seating – which will be stepped with a higher platform, to reflect the Vietnamese cultural theme of hierarchy, where the elders will sit at the head of the table. Finally there will be a solitary eating area, behind the truck, which will be a more private, tranquil area, where those who prefer, could eat alone.
Bamboo, Pho, Hierarchy, Translucency, Vietnam
The intention is to transport Pho, a soup which originates from Vietnam, from Vietnam to Reading, collecting sustainable, ethically sourced ingredients on the journey. The structure will be built on the basic chassis of a truck. All of the materials for the structure are sourced ethically in Vietnam.
Bamboo is abundant – so this has been manufactured into Glulam beams and used in the frame work.
In Vietnam there is also a massive clothing making industry. Denim off cuts from the Source Studio Factory, Saigon, Vietnam, have therefore been used to create the insulation.
The enterprise will be called ‘Pho Bo’, and will bring street food to Reading Abbey, and to English culture. When operating, the truck will provide three areas of seating around it, all inspired by Vietnamese eating culture. Firstly, behind the truck there will be a bar, with street food style seating. Secondly, there will be a large, covered area for more restaurant type seating – which will be stepped with a higher platform, to reflect the Vietnamese cultural theme of hierarchy, where the elders will sit at the head of the table. Finally there will be a solitary eating area, behind the truck, which will be a more private, tranquil area, where those who prefer, could eat alone.
Bamboo, Pho, Hierarchy, Translucency, Vietnam
