Undulating Cycles
ARCH 402
2025
Winnemucca, NV
In the context of Northern Nevada, this project argues for an architecturalimaginary that counters our society’s contemporary relationship with
agricultural production and its associated extraction. It is a fable that Alfalfa, a
main water absorber of the underground aquifers, will continue to be profited due to the limited water resources in Nevada. Its monopoly over other native species have limited plant diversity and prevented a rich ecosystem because of its efficient harvesting timeline.
Our site is located in the TNT farm in Humboldt County, where its economy is agriculture based. Using a farming circle as a unit, we propose a series of burm typologies to catch the nearby runoffs and precipitation. To incrementally reduce the production of alfalfa, we plan to replace it with a catalog of native plants and their seasonal calendars across a broader timeline of 50 plus years. In time, the fruits of these plants will be processed into products in the factory/ shelters that we will construct on the circles, splitting alfalfa’s economic dominance in Nevada. Over time, we hope that the circle boundaries will slowly disintegrate and reunite with the original landscape.
main water absorber of the underground aquifers, will continue to be profited due to the limited water resources in Nevada. Its monopoly over other native species have limited plant diversity and prevented a rich ecosystem because of its efficient harvesting timeline.
Our site is located in the TNT farm in Humboldt County, where its economy is agriculture based. Using a farming circle as a unit, we propose a series of burm typologies to catch the nearby runoffs and precipitation. To incrementally reduce the production of alfalfa, we plan to replace it with a catalog of native plants and their seasonal calendars across a broader timeline of 50 plus years. In time, the fruits of these plants will be processed into products in the factory/ shelters that we will construct on the circles, splitting alfalfa’s economic dominance in Nevada. Over time, we hope that the circle boundaries will slowly disintegrate and reunite with the original landscape.
Well + Root Depth
TNT Farm Site_ Wells + Soil Types
Alfalfa Ecosystem Diagram
Nearby Terrains + Runoffs
Nevada Weather Anaylsis
New Plant Calendar
Burm Typology 1
Burm Typology 2
0 years
10 years
5 years
20 years
Factory Phasing_Excavation
Factory Phasing_Burm
Factory Phasing_Roof
Factory Phasing_Center Pivot
Section B
Factory Phasing_Furniture
Section A
Factory Model
Future Circles
