Dynamic Footprint

Type: Rhino, Vray, and Illustrator

Class: Daniele Profeta ARC 208

Location: Sicily, Italy

Date: 04.19.20

In order to address problems of desertification, deforestation, and mono-culture, my compost facility aims to create a bio-dynamic agricultural program that is based on linear elements that intersect and reveal volumes. This facility is fully reliant on human interaction and the movement of agriculture and composting programs. My compost facility, specifically, uses a trench technique. The trench composting system focuses on the rotation of planting, composting, and walkways across the terrain. The system allows for a dynamic footprint and highlights the temporality of the process of composting.

The compost piles duplicate themselves over the site by creating an additive system close to the water, extending the program with the influence of a retaining wall, and a subtractive system on the side closest to the farms. They both act as trenching systems and interact with the circulation between the volume units. The additive side uses the existing topography to host programs toward the beach like a swimming pool and a rock-climbing wall; this acts as the threshold for access between the beach and private programs. The clustering of volumes creates zones for the different layers of ground manipulation. The program is distributed with the zones, to juxtapose the process of farming and the process of composting. The volumes allow for an articulated interior to mix compost into the soil, collect rainwater, store farming tools, post-process of compost and crops, and accommodate a farmers market.