Design Phase

So last class we brainstormed and set up a schedule for the next two weeks. Our group is finally moving into the design phase and each group member has been assigned a section of the class room to design. Our assignment for the second class of week 5 was to start sketching designs for items that will eventually build into prototypes. Our group has also determined by week 6 we would like to have a 3d model of what the class room would look like. As we gather materials and designs for Thursday we look forward to finally building some of our ideas.

My task for the second class was to design the walls of the classroom. I came up with two different designs one that is a enclosed class room featuring large windows that look out into the green house and provide a room separate from the green house.

The second design I created was a completely open design that I feel really allows the classroom to feel as if it were a part of the greenhouse. This design has no physical windows just openings to the green house, it also features wooden mesh walls that should allow vegetation to grow along the was further immersing the classroom with the green house.

Another feature that I would like to possibly see in the class room design is a soil wall. This soil wall will act mainly as an education tool by allowing Freshwise to plant various vegetables and show to there visitors just how they grow by showing the routes,submerged vegetables etc.

Lastly the group has decided that the first prototype we are going to tackle will be the vegetation floor tiles which will essentially be placed in the floor of the class room. These tiles will allow Freshwise to grow herbs or lettuce via hydroponics within the classroom in the enclosed space and it will be fully functional in providing water and light to the plants. We though that this idea was interesting because it will entice the visitors as well as allowing Freshwise to show visitors how they use hydroponics.