ellipsoidal greenhouse by SAW.Earth and design students brings sunlight to brooklyn garden

Ellipsoidal Greenhouse built for a Brooklyn community garden

SAW.Earth has directed a student workshop to create an ellipsoidal greenhouse, optimizing solar exposure for the Scholes Street Community Garden in Brooklyn, NY. Over 4 weeks, with students from the New York Institute of Technology Graduate School of Architecture and Design, the team constructed an ellipse-shaped greenhouse with tiered wooden shelving to maximize area along the sun path of the garden.

all images by Dan McMahon

SAW.Earth collaborates with students on the greenhouse design

Students, along with the design team at SAW.Earth, used cedar wood and copper flashing to allow for subtle aging over time. This marks the sixth completed permanent structure SAW.Earth’s program at NYIT SoAD has built, creating structures for community gardens throughout NYC.

Ellipsoidal Greenhouse designed for a Brooklyn community garden

created through a workshop led by SAW.Earth

built in collaboration with NYIT architecture graduate students

shaped as an ellipse to follow the sun path

tiered wooden shelving maximizes interior growing space

cedar wood used for natural durability

workshop provided hands-on construction experience for students

structure combines functionality with material longevity

designed to support the Scholes Street Community Garden

project info:

name: Ellipsoidal Greenhouse
architect: SAW.Earth | @saw.earth

project team director: Drew Seskunas/SAW.Earth

students: Rayhaan Albuquerque, Yeisy Batista, Devam Desai, Michelle Jungreis, Matan Lobel, Yuan Luo, Angela Madrigal, Mert Osar, Anjali Nilesh Patel, Hetvi Gauravkumar Patel, Meet Hareshkumar Patel, Alicia Daniela Perozo Maldonado, Finley Yaoming Richard

photographer: Dan McMahon | @mcmahon_photo