Receive & weigh
The entrance, parking and weighing area formed the planned arrival side of the hub.
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HARVEST HUB / PROJECT ARCHIVE
Project closed2023 archive
Fresh thinking.
From farm
to market.
Harvest Hub was a proposed market hub that brought produce handling, cold storage and selling spaces into one place. The project was closed; its ideas and design studies were preserved here.
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THE IDEA
A harvest was only
the beginning.
Harvest Hub was designed around the journey between farm and market. The concept brought produce handling, preservation and selling spaces together to help farmers and vendors retain more of a harvest’s value.
Started in January 2023, the project focused on post-harvest losses and food security. The drawings outlined the intended physical hub: modular units, covered areas and a planned layout for day-to-day market activity.
RECOGNITION / 2023
An idea recognised
for food security.
Harvest Hub placed second in the 2023 KNBS Data Hackathon.
The competition focused on solutions that could help Kenya feed itself. Harvest Hub’s concept addressed the journey after harvest: handling produce, preserving freshness and connecting farmers with markets.
2nd
KNBS Data Hackathon
Food security · 2023
CLOSED PROJECT / ARCHIVED WORKTHE PHYSICAL HUB / DESIGN CONCEPT
A place for produce.
A plan for freshness.
The proposed design combined modular units and covered spaces. These architectural studies illustrated the intended hub, rather than a completed installation.
INSIDE THE PLAN
Every space
had a role.
The site plan placed the hub’s working areas beside a main entrance and parking, with an existing building shown along the lower edge.
Offices supported the proposed operation. A weighing area provided a dedicated point for handling incoming produce. Cold storage and a shopping area connected preservation with the market-facing part of the hub.
The layout considered these functions together, so storage and trade could have sat within one planned facility.
Select the drawing to inspect the original labels and layout.
THE INTENDED PRODUCE JOURNEY
Arrival. Preservation.
A route to market.
Store with purpose
The designated cold-storage area placed preservation inside the hub’s proposed operating layout.
Connect with buyers
The shopping area gave selling a place alongside the produce-handling and storage functions.
THREE CONNECTED CHALLENGES
We looked beyond
the harvest.
Fresh-food distribution
We explored closer connections between farm supply and market vendors’ needs.
Storage & preservation
We considered cold-chain storage to protect freshness between harvest and sale.
Packaging & products
We explored packaging and value addition to help produce reach customers in a useful, appealing form.
FIELD NOTES / 2023
Closer to the
growing process.
Your view into the project archive: crops, greenhouse visits and seedling beds. Select any photograph for a closer look.
WITH GRATITUDE
A special thank you.
To Amtalla Nekesa, who played a pivotal role in Harvest Hub from start to finish.
Her contribution was instrumental throughout the project. We are grateful for the dedication, time and support she brought to the journey.