The Edible Schoolyard Project was first conceived by Alice Waters in Berkeley in the 1990s. Waters's idea was to use gardening and food preparation to enrich the curriculum and social life of the school community. Work Architecture Company were commissioned by the Edible Schoolyard Project to transform a carpark into a half-acre organic garden and create a kitchen classroom at Public School 216 in Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York. The buildng is divided into three bands, each articulated through different materials. A bright blue 'systems wall' comprises rainwater collection, tool shed, bathrooms, A/C units and sustainable water treatment system. The central classroom is clad in bituminous shingles, creating a graphic pattern of flowers. Inside, it contains space for up to thirty students to create meals, as well as office space for staff. Attached to the classroom is a polycarbonate greenhouse, to allow produce to be grown throughut the year, despite the cold winters in New York.