APPLE RIDGE ORCHARD
AN EVENT AND RETAIL CENTER IN SIKESTOWN MISSOURI
BUILT WITH HEMPCRETE EXTERIOR FEATURE WALLS
AN EVENT AND RETAIL CENTER IN SIKESTOWN MISSOURI
BUILT WITH HEMPCRETE EXTERIOR FEATURE WALLS
APPLE RIDGE ORCHARD
VERMONT ARCHITECTURE FIRM PRESENTS A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO COMMERCIAL DESIGN WITH A NEW EVENT AND RETAIL CENTER IN MISSOURI.
Bob Escher AIA of Escher Design, a Vermont-based architect and the founding president of the US Hemp Building Association (USHBA) today revealed the final design of a Missouri commercial facility that transitions contemporary design with hemp-based elements.
This curated project with its featured hempcrete exterior gable walls, displays a visionary approach to design both in terms of commercial applications for hemp-based materials and hempcrete but also as an innovative approach that displays a new design genre on how to integrate said concepts into existing applications.
Apple Ridge Orchard, is the vision of seventh generation farmer and entrepreneur Trey Wilson. It is a 19,500 square foot custom-designed, post and beam structure that includes an event facility sized for up to 300 guests as well as a retail center and cafe. The facility will be constructed on a 20-acre section of Wilson’s family farm in Sikeston Missouri.
According to Escher, the project is both ambitious and informative for a collaborative audience that includes local, state and federal agencies as well the Southwest Missouri agricultural industry.
“This project is important, because it showcases what hemp can be, Escher said. “Hemp has a role as an important architectural design feature, proving that it is possible to blend today’s construction technologies with tomorrow’s sustainable biomaterials to combat global warming.
Many months in the workup have yielded a stunning example of hybrid construction that will serve well as an innovative approach to utilizing biomaterials.
News of the project follows the USHBA’s submission to the International Code Council (ICC) to start the official certification process of hempcrete in the United States.
VERMONT ARCHITECTURE FIRM PRESENTS A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO COMMERCIAL DESIGN WITH A NEW EVENT AND RETAIL CENTER IN MISSOURI.
Bob Escher AIA of Escher Design, a Vermont-based architect and the founding president of the US Hemp Building Association (USHBA) today revealed the final design of a Missouri commercial facility that transitions contemporary design with hemp-based elements.
This curated project with its featured hempcrete exterior gable walls, displays a visionary approach to design both in terms of commercial applications for hemp-based materials and hempcrete but also as an innovative approach that displays a new design genre on how to integrate said concepts into existing applications.
Apple Ridge Orchard, is the vision of seventh generation farmer and entrepreneur Trey Wilson. It is a 19,500 square foot custom-designed, post and beam structure that includes an event facility sized for up to 300 guests as well as a retail center and cafe. The facility will be constructed on a 20-acre section of Wilson’s family farm in Sikeston Missouri.
According to Escher, the project is both ambitious and informative for a collaborative audience that includes local, state and federal agencies as well the Southwest Missouri agricultural industry.
“This project is important, because it showcases what hemp can be, Escher said. “Hemp has a role as an important architectural design feature, proving that it is possible to blend today’s construction technologies with tomorrow’s sustainable biomaterials to combat global warming.
Many months in the workup have yielded a stunning example of hybrid construction that will serve well as an innovative approach to utilizing biomaterials.
News of the project follows the USHBA’s submission to the International Code Council (ICC) to start the official certification process of hempcrete in the United States.
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