BANKHEAD URBAN AGRICULTURE CENTER

TEAM
Sharon Tsepas Architect
Rob Miller Grower
Harrison Gaeng Entrepreneur
Symphony Lyricist Grower
Stan Vangilder Marketing Professional
Nicole Kennard Student
Toby Huang Student
Allison Buker Student
Eddie Krenson Student
Vanessa Lira Student

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SITE INFO
GARY AVE
The Gary Avenue site is bordered by
the heavily polluted Proctor Creek
that flows northward eventually
reaching the Chattahoochee
River. Currently home to several
dilapadated wharehouses it provides
passers-by with a reminder of
economic blight.
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MADDOX PARK
Maddox Park is one of Atlantas
oldest parks that opened in 1931. It
consist of approximately 52 acres
and is located in the West side
of Atlanta. It was named in honor
of former Atlanta mayor Robert
Maddox. The area has active use of
a picnic shelter, a swimming pool,
a ball field, 3 tennis courts, and a
playground.
DEVELOPMENT
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Redevelopment of Maddox Park
will also be implemented into the
Atlanta Beltline Initiative. Part of
that initiative are plans to utilize the
historical features of the park as
well as its natural landscape. The
plan also includes: revitalization and
preservation of historic buildings,
enhance existing structures and
amenities, construction of new
features, and future expansion.
Improvements that hope to meet
the local need for greenspace and
recreation.
COMMUNITY
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Bankhead is a neighborhood
located on the West side of
downtown Atlanta. It was named
after the Bankhead Highway.
A once boisterous and affluent
African-American community, the
majority of the current area consist
of abandoned buildings, decrepit
housing, poor infrastructure, and
increased crime.
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CONCEPT

overview. This project

redevelops Atlantas historic
Maddox Park and closely adjacent
surrounding area using vertical
farming concepts. The property
is completely contained within
the existing plans for the Atlanta
Beltline. Our project seeks to closely
align with plans for the Beltline,
which have been carefully reviewed
and refined with community input GROW EDUCATE INVEST
by creating a destination space that
attracts visitors with community Provide access to local Educate visitors with creative Be sensitive to concerns
events, concerts, and educational healthy food options for examples of vertical farm of local residents, which
activities. patrons of MARTA, Beltline plants, concepts, and ideas include being displaced from
visitors, and local residents. for implementation. their homes and inability to
afford alternatives. Provide a
community gardening space
for local residents.

beltline redevelopment plan

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PROJECT INFO

marketing
With Maddox Park already included in the Atlanta Beltline and with direct access via MARTA, we expect a considerable amount of exposure from
those sources. In addition, we plan to engage potential visitors with social media, specifically Facebook. We will invite vertical farming experts
and advocates to post regularly on our page, and we will announce upcoming events. We can connect our Facebook page with AVF, Georgia
Organics and other organizations that support vertical farming. Our advertising will include channels such as the Atlanta Convention and Visitors
Bureau, Creative Loafing and AccessAtlanta. We will make sure that our events are publicized in relevant media.

business model
Produce sales to retail restaurants adjacent to park
Park pavilion rental for concerts and conferences
Ticket sales for special events
Small business consulting
Community garden rentals
Excess produce delivered to local food desert areas

sustainability
Outdoor plant areas are designed with bio swales to bank rainwater and eliminate the need for irrigation.
Remaining irrigation available from on-site irrigation wells.
Hydroponic designs reduce water consumption by 95%.
Solar panels power lights on creative outdoor structures, reducing energy requirements by 80 %
Growing trays constructed from bio-plastics
Labor force supplemented with tenants of community garden
Volunteer labor for initial installation
Crowdfunding to supplement start-up costs

capital costs operating costs income

Food Forest install: $3500 Energy: $330,000 Produce sales: $7,250,000
Raised Beds: $750,000 Labor: $350,000 Facility rents: $120,000
Pavilion Construction: $180,000 Seeds: $2000 Ticket sales: $300,000
Building exterior: $10,244,000 Fertilizers: $10000 Community garden rentals: $376,000
Building interior: $2,000,000
Hydroponics equipment: $11,000,000

Total Capital Costs: $24,180,000 Total Operating Costs: $692,000 Total Income: $8,046,000

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CONCEPT
SITE PLAN

gary ave

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maddox park

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SITE PLAN

pavilions
connections provide opportunity for
bridges, tunnels workshops, installations and
and crosswalks recreational use

community
garden retail
on raised beds
integration of
leased at a discount
restaurants and
for for local
markets that utlize the
residents
locally provided food

demo gardens
food forest scaterred throughout the
permaculture food park on pedestrians paths.
forest along bioswales

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DEMO GARDENS food scaping
Raised beds
Composting
Vermiculture
Water system management
Keyhole gardens and spiral herb gardens
Hugelculture cut away showing construction methods
Permaculture guild example, showing a tree and its sister and
Companion plantings
Outdoor hydroponic trees with solar leaves
Foodscaping- This does not have to be outlandish or
unfamiliar, we took a photo of a foodscape here on campus:
daylillies, canna, and yucca next to the West Visitor parking
lot, but it also might include specimen examples of unusual or
novel food plants.

hugelculture

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COMMUNITY GARDEN
Raised beds for community gardens. These will
be leased per-season at a discounted rate to local
residents. Cost can be offset by joining a co-op and
sharing food back into the market. The raised beds
encourage community participation.

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FOOD FOREST food forest
Permaculture food forest.
Swales to slow down runoff and bank water for fruit
trees and shrubs
This space will mature to a low-to-no maintenance
food production machine.

bioswale

tree guild

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PAVILIONS
6 SMALL pavilions 10x15
3 MEDIUM pavilions 25x30 medium pavilions
1 LARGE pavilion 50x60 Structures 30x25 covered, with
adjoinging spaces as needed
Modular demonstration setups with
permanent installations
Each pavilion will have different focus.
All will have moving walls, electrical,
water, and Audio/Video wifi available.

1. Low tech, outdoor grow

mock-up row house front yard
with a beautiful all edible landscape
2. High tech, indoor grow, will have
25 mockups of open source and pre-fab
3. Flexible pavilion for temporary
exhibits

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small pavilions large pavilion

Recreational structures Existing structure 50x60
scattered throughout Lunch & Learn
the park for visitors to Local chef showcase
experience the food forest. Cooking workshop
Importance of nutrition
Growing Summer Camps
Urban Farming Workshops
Placement of beds
Compost
Garden Workshops
Superfoods
Herbs/Tea
How to garden without soil!
Simple NFT (PVC + Solo Cup)
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SITE PLAN

bio remediation
will be insalled to clean
up Proctor Creek as
well as supply water greenplant
to the greenhouse as will be a high-tech
a water source and as controlled environment
purification. for food production.

retail
proposed retail will
include promoting
a salad bars and
smoothie bars.

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FOOD PRODUCTION SITE

Previous Buidling On the Site

The previous building is under a poor condition, thus it cannot satify the vertical farming we are going to plan. The bank of the creek is also eroding. So it
needs something improvement or rebuilding.

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FOOD PRODUCTION SITE

Truck Routine

Location Map

Green Plant.
Green Plant is a new built food pro-
ducting building. It is 68 feet with 18
feet high green house on the roof.
It contains 3 green houses and 7
double facades for planting. The first
floor is available to the vistiors.
Green Plant Model

Planting Double Facade Rooftop Green House

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FOOD PRODUCTION SITE

Greehouse
Facade Planting

Basil Greenhouse

Arugula Interior

Interior Planting

Cilantro Interior
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FOOD PRODUCTION SITE

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