Explore the 3D model
Orbit around the house, zoom in on the eave articulation, see how the chain transitions from sloped to vertical.
Design Exercise · 2026
A rooftop that brings the harvest down to you.
An interactive engineering concept for a movable hydroponic garden — five chains of growing cubes ride the roof slope, then descend past the eave and hang vertically along the wall on demand.
Concept
A residential rooftop that grows food — and lowers it on demand.
What it is
A residential rooftop garden where plants grow in a chain of small hydroponic cubes mounted to the roof slope. When it's time to harvest, the chain descends past the eave and hangs vertically along the wall, bringing every plant down to chest height. No ladders, no climbing, no compromises on growing area.
How it works
Each track holds 14 cubes connected by a continuous chain. A small solar-powered winch at the ridge raises and lowers the chain on demand. Five parallel tracks support five different crops — lettuce, kale, spinach, herbs, Swiss chard — each fed from a multi-chamber reservoir below. A wall-mounted tablet monitors nutrient levels, water reserves, and harvest schedules.
Replenishing the garden
Each cube houses a removable pod. When a plant finishes its cycle, the chain comes down, the spent pod lifts out by hand, and a fresh starter — a seedling pre-rooted in a new pod — drops into the same housing. No tools, no replanting, no downtime for the rest of the chain. A single track can stay in continuous rotation: harvest the mature row, replace each pod, send it back up.
FIG. 01 — DEPLOY SEQUENCE
By the numbers
Engineered around what one person can lift, water, and reach.
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Climbing required
Interact
A working visualization, not a render. Open it and poke around.
Deploy each track
Per-track sliders deploy any combination of chains. Watch the cubes slide down the slope and articulate around the eave.
Click into details
Click any cube for a hydroponic cross-section. Click the housing for the winch mechanism. Click the tablet for the nutrient dashboard.
Open the playground.
The 3D model communicates the engineering — structural loads, plant biology, mechanical articulation, ergonomics — without needing a polished product render.
Launch interactive designBuilt as an exploration of automated rooftop gardens for residential use.