Competition proposal for a Ghana farm training and food processing center.
The project takes inspiration from the Ghanian Lifestyle of collective building and living. In this project, the Innovation farm is interpreted as an agglomeration that could become a model for the future. Settlements in Ghana are often clusters with large and small community spaces. These clusters are made through mud construction along with the use of other local materials. The project innovation village proposes a cluster of programs that form a large and small open space which we propose as the space for innovation, discussion and, the future.

The clusters are shaped by two types of construction systems, the Mamprusi mud wall construction from the northern Ghana region. This type of construction is local to the site and is often done by the community as a collective way of shaping buildings. While we use this construction technique as a means to make and break space, we propose a modular timber construction that can be used to complete the structures for building the roof and partitions. With the involvement of both community and other agencies, we believe the innovation farm will become a place made by all and used by all. The experimental farming space at the centre of the project is proposed to be used by the community to explore and experiment with different ways of future farming mechanisms.

The folly like mud walls meanders through the pavilion-like buildings make a permanent imprint on the site while the structures remain light and temporary react to the climatic conditions of Ghana. The proposed cluster programming is divided into learning, workshop, admin, reading, and kitchen. Building A, B, and, C become logistic clusters and are proposed to be part of the system. The project utilised local techniques and lifestyle to build the future of Ghana that we propose to be a space for all.