This site, owned and controlled by our development partner, will act as Space 6 Studios' "Nerve Center" for advanced research, planning, design, and training in agriculture and gardens. It will showcase practical applications of sustainable technologies and support our real estate development of Sustainable Urban Villages (SUVs) globally. The site will also be a training ground for emergency preparedness, climate change initiatives, and cultural exchanges.
We are nearing completion of renovations for a virtual small and micro-business Help Desk in Ward 4, D.C., to serve our One Block International Marketplace (OBIM) - Studio No. 4 real estate development initiative.
The site will feature advanced research and training in sustainable agriculture, coastal disaster-resistant design, and public emergency preparedness. It will include "Boot Camp" resources, onsite sustainable lodging, and a platform for community-specific Sustainable Urban Villages (SUVs).
We invite engagement from individuals, community-based organizations, businesses, government agencies, educational and research institutions, and more.
This site in Huntersville, North Carolina, will be transformed into an agriculture farm focused on urban, vertical, and year-round gardening. It will host a boot camp and advanced research facility for practical, sustainable technologies integrated with high-end state-of-the-art systems. The development will feature training areas, event domes, and residence villas.
The site will ensure that our real estate projects are well-researched, sustainably designed, and capable of supporting communities independently during disasters. It will serve as the "Nerve Center" for our advanced research, planning, design, and training efforts. This location will also be a testing ground for our public spaces initiatives, supporting the development of Sustainable Urban Villages (SUVs) in coastal communities worldwide. It will support Space 6 Studios' real estate development, emergency preparedness, climate change initiatives, and cultural exchanges.
This site will be the "Nerve Center" for advanced research, planning, design, and training, focusing on practical applications and public space initiatives for Sustainable Urban Villages (SUVs) in coastal communities worldwide. It will support real estate development efforts and serve as a training ground for pop-up, emergency preparedness, climate change initiatives, and international cultural exchanges. Currently, renovations are underway to accommodate a community-specific virtual small and micro-business Help Desk in Ward 4, Washington, DC, supporting the One Block International Marketplace (OBIM) - Studio No. 4 initiative.
The site will offer on-campus sustainable lodging villas for "Boot Camp" trainees and researchers, focusing on marine biology, sustainable coastal agriculture, water survival, and disaster-resistant design. It will also feature advanced research in disaster, public emergency, and climate change preparedness, specifically for coastal and adjacent communities. The Huntersville, North Carolina site will be converted into an agriculture farm and training center for sustainable technologies, ensuring well-researched, planned, and designed development projects that are environmentally friendly and sustainable.
The use of the existing National Park Natural Resources within the Brightwood-Manor Park community to provide real-time, onsite, public information, outreach and educational demonstrations in a learning, fun and interactive environment for both the immediate community and city-wide stakeholders. The use of the existing Peabody Community Gardens at Fort Circle Park (9th and Peabody Streets) to provide a prototype “blueprint” for upgrades to adjacent connecting Ft. Circle Parks and other local parklands within the community’s boundaries is the cornerstone of transforming these National Park Natural Resources into use for local community sustainability.
Onsite Sustainable Features
Bio-retention pond for onsite storm water management and back drop for the amphitheater stage area
Water wheel technology display and onsite electrical power source
Grade level and below grade storage area - solar batteries
Aquaponics display and portable research kiosk Solar Panels
Natural stone, water or onsite solar-powered night lighting
Six feet high astrological/comos observation platform cladded in a vertical garden Revised to an agricultural training garden
Two feet high, wire mesh transparent garden tool bins
Primary down -slope under grade sustainable equipment and storm water management storage area
Main rain and storm water retention Ponds
The Maryland National Capital Planning Commission, through the Kensington Sector Plan, is undertaking comprehensive planning for urban land use and commercial corridor upgrades in North Kensington, Montgomery County, Maryland. This project offers an opportunity to develop conceptual design, site planning, and construction for our current site in populated residential areas. Our initial prototype site will be converted into a new in-community Residential Health and Wellness Zen Treatment and Training Space.
Located near the targeted Kensington Sector Plan area and the Kaiser Permanente Health Center, we aim to establish a small-scale space for preventive care, integrating health and wellness initiatives with existing community resources. These resources will support sustainable communities with ongoing preventive care and wellness programs that are accessible and portable.
Our development efforts include planning, design, and pre-development due diligence for this proof-of-concept. The initiatives are designed to be low-maintenance and non-intrusive, with a focus on user-friendly mobile applications to inform residents about workshops and community interactions.
The prototype site, as shown below, will serve as a weather-protected, multi-use space for "Boot Camp"-type programs. These programs will focus on healthy food growth, production, and preparation, live kitchen demonstrations, health and wellness initiatives, and research in sustainable technologies. This project aims to provide immediate healthy food sources, accessible wellness initiatives, and practical sustainable technologies for urban, rural, and coastal communities, enhancing their sustainability without relying on external forces.
Since the overall development approach includes the restoration of most small and micro-business spaces, we intend to implement our disaster resistance design & construction initiatives. It includes immediate practical application, and basic education/training in easy-to-apply disaster resistance, design/construction techniques.
Our training of construction technicians will specifically train tradesmen in good practice on how to make an existing poorly-built building stronger and hazard resistant, rather than focusing on new construction. Further, it addresses the limited understanding about what can be done to improve seismic resistance of existing buildings, while also including hurricane resistance characteristics.
We have been very pleased to create an initial development group that primarily consist of native and current Ward 4-Brightwood and immediate adjacent community residents, professionals and investors. We have also developed robust collaboration and partnerships with key international stakeholders that would augment our international cultural exchange initiatives identified in this Plan.
Our strategy is to develop, implement, and provide an ongoing, innovative/interactive way to facilitate the transference of specific training in the practical application of easy-to-apply sustainable technologies. And provide basic education in emergency preparedness, climate change initiatives, and the robust development of urban and vertical agriculture. In addition to providing a robust local healthy food source infrastructure for this, and adjacent communities.
Community-Specific Year-Around Ongoing Healthy Food Source Gardens
Removeable Geodesic Domes, Weather-Protected, Indoor/Outdoor Multi-Use Spaces
Parking Rooftop and Residential Landscape & Agriculture Gardens
New Market Rate and Affordable Housing
Small & Micro-Business Sustainability Training and Initiatives
Prototype Mixed-Use Sustainable Urban Village Development for Sustainable Technologies
Urban Center for Advanced Research and Training (UCART) – Sustainable Technologies Component
Thomas’ proposed a prototype development site (shown above) that is designed as a “Nerve Center,” state-side in order to support the aforementioned Ft. Circle Park Community Gardens (i.e. Studio No .6) This site is a mixed-use, commercial marketplace with some for-sale/lease housing units, and hospitality suites/villas. The hospitality units are designed to support the onsite Urban Center for Advanced Research & Training (UCART) component of advanced research and training – sustainable technologies programs. It is developed for healthy urban food growth, production and service, information technology, solar and sustainable technologies, community/business resources, and arts/cultural exchange facilities that features our removable geodesic dome, rooftop garden amphitheater, and year-around event space.
This space will serve as our indoor-outdoor, weather-protected, multi-use facility that also support our “Boot Camp”-type programs specializing in advanced research in sustainable technologies. And provide training in professional/technical certifications/prep, small and micro-business, and pre-college, and sustainable technologies skill-sets.
Raised Pod No. 1
Geodesic Domed Mini-Amphitheater Rooftop Live/Video Events & Training 200 to 300 Person Capacity) – not including the outdoor capacity during open-air events Adjustable Elevated Stage (360 degree viewing w/o dome covering)
Water Wheel Display- Onsite Energy Source
Energy Source Water Wheel Technology Display – High tech lighting
Rooftop Garden Café Seating
IT Garden Lounge Seating
Solar Oven(s) Training & Service Prep Area
Incubator kitchen/outdoor kiosk space for local vendors/partners and on–campus food service for indoor/outdoor special events
Pedal Watt Bicycle Locations
(Onsite Energy Source)
Agricultural Training & Onsite Food Source Garden
Raised Pod No. 3 - Overlook Terrace
Multi-use Space –with Full Height Water Wall to Connect to Garden Level
Raised Pod No. 2
Overlook Terrace Multi-use Space –with Full Height Water Wall to Connect to Garden Level
Rooftop Reflecting Pool
Outdoor Music Recital \Platform
Collaboration with New Swell Music Conservatory
Rainwater Collection Pond & Water Display
(w/Solar Generated Night Light Display – local small business initiatives)
High Tech Wire Screen Curvilinear Water Wall
(w/Solar Generated Night Light Display)
The North Coast Academy site proposal will be transformed into our state-of-the-art IT technology, solar, sustainable technology, advanced research, training certifications, and international workforce development “Nerve Center” for the Caribbean region. The creation of a sustainable urban neighborhood in Cabarete, Dominican Republic by strengthening their local in-country partners with increased local capacity, and support infrastructure to promote the building of resiliency within the community through the advanced research, training, and practical (real-time) application of sustainable technologies, community-based training, and education initiatives/programs. Specifically, in coastal and high-risk communities.