Urban Gardens - exploring new spaces

Working in a team is inspiring.  Today, I started sketching and ideating an hour before our small group meeting.  I got really down on our concept, since I felt there was nothing "smart" about the surface(s) we were designing.  My teammates' definitions for "smart" were much more open for interpretation.  They were quick to stop me for dismissing an idea far before it was worth dismissing.

We made good progress today, developing ideas and forms for miniature greenhouses.  Alex suggested that we find unexpected/unused spaces in cities to place them.  We started with outside an apartment window.  Then, we moved to rooftops, sidewalks, and even to stringing them between buildings.  Imagine the spectacle of tiny polygonal globes suspended like lights throughout the city.

And what about in the winter?  We played with insulation, sunlight, ventilation, and protection from the elements.  We considered how nesting similar forms could solve these problems.  Below is a drawing of an icosahedron, and what it would look like mounted to the outside of a building.