A Harmonious Haven for a community of 100
Oogst 100
Client
Tjep. internal project
Design
Tjep.
Design team
Frank Tjepkema, David Derksen
Year
2009
A Visionary Scale-Up from Solo to Society
Envision a thriving village where 100 residents cultivate not just crops, but a blueprint for communal self-reliance—a verdant ecosystem that echoes the intimacy of Oogst 1 Solo while amplifying it into a symphony of shared sustainability. Oogst 100 Community, envisioned by Tjep. in 2010 as the pivotal second chapter in our Oogst ("harvest") series, transforms independent living into collective abundance, sustaining a close-knit group of farmer-residents within a compact 400-meter diameter.
A Self-Sufficient Farm Mimicking Nature's Ecosystem
This self-sufficient farm stands as a bold exploration of closed-loop living, providing food, energy, heat, oxygen, and waste management for up to 100 people, all powered by renewable forces and regenerative cycles. At its heart pulses a monumental central greenhouse, a glass-enclosed paradise bursting with essential crops that convert CO2 into oxygen and daily nourishment, while encircling fields teem with livestock for protein and dairy, fostering a natural balance inspired by ecological harmony.
The Windmill Heart: Powering a Water-Rich World
Towering at the core is a majestic windmill, not just a sentinel of energy but a wellspring of life—its blades harnessing wind to generate all the electricity needed, while its base draws from an underground well to irrigate the land and quench the community's thirst. Surrounding this nexus, modular living quarters blend seamlessly with the landscape, each designed for harmony rather than hierarchy, drawing on Dunbar's Number to cap the population at an optimal 100 for social cohesion and emotional well-being.
Waste to Wealth: Recycling as the Lifeblood
Sustainability pulses through every vein, with integrated recycling systems transforming waste into biogas and compost, fueling the farm's operations and closing the loop on resources—no external inputs required, only the ingenuity of human hands and natural processes. Deployable as a standalone village or replicated to form expansive networks, Oogst 100 proves that self-sufficiency scales without sacrificing intimacy, challenging us to rethink agriculture in an era of globalization and ecological urgency.
From Provocation to Prototype in the Oogst Legacy
As the connective tissue between Oogst 1 Solo's solitary pod and the whimsical expanse of Oogst 1000 Wonderland, it embodies Tjep.'s provocative irony: a farm where residents are all tillers of the soil, yet free from isolation, blending high-tech greenhouses with age-old agrarian rhythms. Oogst 100 Community isn't merely architecture; it's a manifesto for harmonious futures, where community and ecology entwine to harvest more than food—a resilient way of life.
Multiplying Abundance: The Seed of Larger Harvests
Optimal in scale yet infinitely replicable, it demonstrates that one community's harvest can seed a sustainable society. Explore the full Oogst series on Tjep.com to witness how we're scaling visions of independence, one village at a time.