Sustainable Farming Shed

Since I grew in a area where agriculture is a common practice, I decided to make a farming shed that is practical and sustainable. The main idea of the shed is to create ways that benefit the crops and farm in simple, inexpensive ways, using compost bins can help the soil flourish while recycling at the same time. The roof is designed in a way that helps rainwater fall into a collection bin, the solar panels power the water pumps that can be used in irrigation systems, for animals drinking water, and more. My goal is to use a small shed to largely impact farms and the climate for the better.

1. Revit
2. Cardboard
3. X-ACTO Blade
4. Hot glue gun
5. Paint
6. Paper

First, I used blueprint paper to come up with some ideas for a sustainable area. I determined some key ideas to base the rest of my project off of.

Next, I made a model out of cardboard, I used an X-ACTO Knife to ensure precision out of my pieces. After all the pieces were cut out, I painted the pieces with acrylic paint. After the pieces dried I used a hot glue gun to assemble all the pieces in a quick manner.

After i finished my physical model, i made a basic layout of what i want the shed to look like. I started with my walls and made a shape that is slightly rectangular, after the walls were made to my satisfaction, I added in my flooring. I chose to do floor by rectangle instead of by line to save time, after i finished the floor i added in my rainfall harvesting bins in the back. I also added some shelving for storage and some recycling bins inside, i decided to use big planters to act as compost bins. After i finished the inside, i added my roof. I made the roof by extrusion, i made it slanting downwards into the rainfall storage bins. I added two split lines to create the side guards to prevent rainwater from falling out the sides.

After I finished the basic layout of my shed, I added in doors and windows from the Autodesk families. Not only did i add windows on my walls, I also decided to add skylights. After independent research I determined that skylights could also help sustainability to waste less electricity by using more natural lighting.

To make the shed more realistic, I added a hill to create a more diverse environment. First, I started with a elevation of 5', and added my points all around the shed, after that i kept decreasing the elevation and adding more points to give the hill more height.

After I finished my Topography, I added final details like solar panels, pillars, trees, nature, etc. The solar panels are used to power the electricity and water pumps in sustainable ways.

To give the shed a more pleasant aesthetic, i choose decals for the siding, roof, grass, and windows. To add in decals, you go online and choose an image you would like to add to your design. After saving the image you open up Revit and insert a new decal, select the image you downloaded and add your decal. I added decals to my roof to give it look of a steel roof, and i also added decals to my siding to have a customized look.

I created a sustainable farming shed that can be used to store tools, equipment, etc. It collects rainwater that can be used for numerous purposes, the shed also contains compost bins that can be used to help soil flourish. The solar panels on the top of the shed power a water pump to an irrigation system that uses the water from the rainwater collection bin.