After our field trip to the state farmers market, we headed back to Studio H headquarters and circled the wagons (pick-up trucks) to discuss what we observed. Above is a clip of our group discussion. We talked about the design of the physical space, the vendor relations, the economics of a farmers market, and more. Seeing and hearing all these things first hand will help us in the coming weeks as we start the design process for the Windsor farmers market pavilion. Below are a

Last week, we officially launched our third (and biggest) project for this school year: the design and construction of a full-scale farmer’s market open-air pavilion for the town of Windsor. To start the process, we went on a class field trip to the State Farmer’s Market in Raleigh, where dozens and sometimes hundreds of vendors gather to sell produce that all comes from within the state of North Carolina. The assignment for students was to survey the space itself, interview vendors, and gauge some of

Just as we did before beginning the design of the chicken coops, today we began our architectural precedent studies as the first research exercise for the Farmer’s Market design. The purpose of the precedent study is to analyze and understand an existing piece of iconic or innovative architecture, so as to take away specific lessons that will better inform our design process for the farmer’s market. Because the farmer’s market will likely be a mostly open-air, small-scale structure with flexible space and minimal power or