The Hatchery is an award winning proposal for Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) and the Burning Man Project to contribute to an emerging sustainable city in Fly Ranch, Nevada that addresses the need for shelter.

The Fly Ranch project is an opportunity to create a year-round rural incubator for Burning Man culture and a catalyst for creative culture in the world. The call asked for proposals integrating sustainable systems for energy, water, food, shelter, and waste management into works of art in the landscape.

Our proposal is a mobile maker-hub that provides the tools required for a unique self-build system of manufacturing and therefore aids the realization of countless building projects around Fly Ranch. Modular units can easily be created and assembled to build flexible semi-permanent structures providing shelter for a wide variety of activities. The proposed vehicle functions as the primary tool that facilitates this system of construction, and as a prototype of the system itself.

The design combines an off-grid digital manufacturing wood workshop, solar modules, rainwater harvesting, and is clad with locally sourced thatch inspired by the indigenous technology of early Paiute shelters. The colorful dyed thatch skin is an artistic nod that blends into the natural beauty of Fly Ranch, all-together offering new ways of working and living in harmony with the land and each other.

Award:
Shortlist: Land Art Generator Initiative at Fly Ranch X Burning Man Project, 2021

Publication:
https://landartgenerator.org/LAGI-2020/the-hatchery/

“Land Art of the 21st Century: Fly Ranch, Land Art Generator Initiative” - book expected 2022