As giant society go , IKEA is among the most environmentally friendly and eco - witting . From its prize - winningflatpack refugee shelterto plans to ditch polystyrene forbiodegradable mushroom cloud - based packaging , really Sweden , you ’re relieve oneself us green-eyed .
Continuing its reformist agenda , Space10 , an IKEA lab that explores sustainable solutions for next urban aliveness , has teamed up with Danish designer Mads - Ulrik Husum and Sine Lindholm who design the “ The Growroom ” – a globose , multi - tiered indoor garden designed to sustainably grow enough food to feed a neighborhood – to make it open beginning , allowing the plan to be downloaded for costless .
“ It is design to abide our everyday common sense of well - being in the cities by creating a small oasis or ' pause ' architecture in our high pace societal scene and enables people to connect with nature as we smell out and taste the teemingness of herbs and plants , ” Space10 say in theopen source architectural plan .
Right , lease ’s get start . Photo by Niklas Vindelev
The Bob Hope for this “ urban farm pavilion ” is that it will spur local communities to act upon together , growing and sourcing food to share and feed themselves in cities where outside space is not viable . All this in just 17 steps , using plyboard , some nail , a ( hopefully local ) wood - cut shop , and some men to put it all together .
“ Local food represents a serious choice to the orbicular food model . It come down nutrient mile , our pressure on the environment , and civilize our children of where food really comes from , ” Space10 continue . “ The challenge is that traditional farming takes up a lot of place and space is a scarce imagination in our urban environments . ”
The Growroom being assembled by its architects , Mads - Ulrik Husum and Sine Lindholm . Photo by Niklas Vindelev
When complete , the free - standing , spherical Growroom measures 2.8 by 2.5 beat ( 9 by 8.2 foundation ) . The interlock plyboard piece countenance H2O and light to reach vegetation on each tier , without letting either through to the inside , thus also providing shelter for a visitant . The Growroom also has a Creative Commons license , allowing masses to expand on their garden and make them unparalleled .
Inside the Growroom . Space10 / Alona Vibe
Interest in the Growroom has been expressed from as far and broad as Helsinki , Rio de Janeiro , Taiwan , and San Francisco , but as Space10 says : “ It does n’t make signified to further local food production and then start shipping it across oceans and continents , ” hence their idea to make the plan destitute to download anywhere .
A nitty-gritty that provides fleeceable distance , sustainable food - grow opportunity , and coolheaded architecture ? Yep , we ’re sold .
The Growroom in all its glory . Space10 / Growroom
