Site Coordinator; The Lowline; 2016-17
THE LOWLINE LAB
I was the Site Coordinator for this living laboratory, which functioned as a proof of concept for an underground park proposal on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Avant-Garde Art Piece -> Public Park
By the time I joined the Lowline team as the Site Coordinator the Lab had been built and running as a type of avant-garde art piece for a year. While many visitors were impressed by the beauty and ingenuity of the installation, an equal number struggled to imagine this almost empty warehouse, with only a few “house plants,” as a public park.
Over the next two years I worked with the project manager to re-brand and redesign the Lab as an educational facility and multi-functional public space.
informative signs
educational demonstrations
plant documentation
educational events for adults
family educational events
park seating
Documentation of Plant Fruiting and Flowering Under Various Lighting Conditions
Sunlight & Parabolic Mirror
Filtering of red light spectrum prevents fruiting and flowering
Requires supplemental lighting on cloudy days
Full Spectrum Grow Lights
Unpleasant for humans
High energy requirements
LED Grow Lights
Not Strong enough to effect growth
Unpleasant for humans
Source 4
Produces a lot of heat
High energy requirements
