Where Does It All Go?

This project extends my previous research on quantifying farmland and developing minimum square footage housing, from the Chester Home prototype at the Chester Agriculture Center to studies of urban food production like Brooklyn Grange Farm. Each examined how systems of growing and living overlap, yet a question persisted: where does it all go? Food waste remains a lingering challenge within these networks. This proposal addresses that gap by tracing the diverse streams of food resources and waste originating from Fulton Street’s restaurant corridor, an artery of Brooklyn’s cultural and culinary identity. Through collaboration between local businesses and the new facility, food gains a second purpose via a year-round compost lab. Integrated residential compost spaces and communal kitchens replace isolated systems with shared rituals of reuse and gathering. Finally, the growing tower and adjacent park act as bridges, connecting public green space with an interior hub for sustainable community life.