'tempelhof ministry of food' by lik san chan
all images courtesy lik san chan


set in the site and economical context of berlin, 'tempelhof ministry of food' is a proposal
by bartlett-graduate lik san chan that looks into the production of organic food in a new
infrastructural and social typology. located on the old tempelhof airfield, the project is
a joint venture between edeka, germany's largest food retailer, and the berlin state,
seeking to address the city's current problems with unemployment and social disparity.



fly by render of one of the 19 different 'modules'


centered around a sense of co-existence and community, the design of the program was
influenced by the biblical story of five loaves of barley bread and two fish feeding an assembly
of five thousand people. in a similar aspect, the 'tempelhof ministry of food' aims to feed
the many through self-sustaining measures.



(left) graphic diagram of the biblical miracle of feeding five thousand with five loaves and two fish
(right) a kit of five loaves of barley bread and two fish


centered around a sense of co-existance and community, the program recruits
the unemployed for a 6 month worker-in-residence position. during this time,
bread and products of fish are produced which is both shared amongst the workers
as well as distributed to the rest of the city. identity and branding campaigns by edeka
will be implemented to increase sales, boost profits, and stimulate the economy.



an image of a berliner reading the local newspaper
headline: 'the new ministry of food needs your supprot', recruiting 6 month workers-in-residence at the new ministry of food



posters around berlin illustrating the food ministry's production of top quality organic food and products



detail of poster
headline: 'our backyard is full of organic food'



workers from the modules cycle to the central dining hall where they eat, drink and socialize.



workers finishing a batch of smoked trout paste before heading upstairs to dine for the day



a view of the 'rising tower' where loaves of sourdough bread settle and rise
workers commute on wooden rafts over the trout pond from station to station



looking down the 'rising tower' from above



baking ovens



baking bread during the winter



the 'tempelhof ministry of food' during the winter



photographs of previous workers-in-residence at the tempelhof



a sense of kinship is established through the program



masterplan



plans of modules and axonometric drawing of dining hall/dorting hub



section through a module