IKEA Just Released Free Instructions For A Spectacular Sustainable Garden
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This could possibly be the most amazing indoor gardening structure we’ve ever seen, and people all over the world are being encouraged to build one.
Space10, a Danish design lab supported by IKEA, has officially open-sourced The Growroom, “an artistic exploration of the incredible potential of urban farming.” The pavilion is ‘sliced’ to provide optimal light and water flow for the weeks worth of herbs and vegetables it’s capable of growing, but also to create a serene shelter for anyone who steps inside.
The innovative structure was tailored by architects Mads-Ulrik Husum and Sine Lindholm, and is made with nothing more than plywood and screws. The best part? All of the building instructions are available completely free online, making The Growroom a practical and sustainable DIY project.
More info: Space10
The Growroom, an indoor garden designed by Space10 and supported by IKEA, has officially been open-sourced
It’s made with nothing more than plywood and screws
The building instructions have been made available completely free online, and are relatively simple
The pavilion is ‘sliced’ to provide optimal light and water flow for the weeks worth of herbs and vegetables it’s capable of growing…
And also to create a serene shelter for anyone who steps inside
According to Space10, The Growroom is “an urban farm pavilion that looks into how cities can feed themselves…”
“The original version of The Growroom sparked interest and people requested to either buy or exhibit [it]…”
“But it doesn’t make sense to promote local food production and then start shipping it across oceans and continents”
“That is why we now release The Growroom as open source design and encourage people to build their own”
The innovative structure was tailored by architects Mads-Ulrik Husum and Sine Lindholm, pictured here
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'Nothing more than plywood and screws'. Then what about the lighting you're going to need unless you live in a greenhouse? What about the water runoff? What about how shallow the growbeds are? Without proper runoff, your roots will be rotting. Your plants will drown. How will you even water the plants on the top? You're supposed to take plywood over to a center that has laser cutting / CNC milling machines? Where in the heck do you even find those? I've never heard of those services being available, especially not on that scale. I like the idea, but it does not seem practical, nor sustainable. I feel like they paid more attention to the aesthetics than they did the viability of the plants.
I was thinking the same thing. You aren't being negative, you are being practical. I had the same concerns. Those are very shallow boxes and depending on the plants they would need more room to grow. I can't think of a weeks worth of vegetables that would grow with that little room and in such a shallow box. Herbs, yes, veggies, no. In the first photo it looks like the ones on the bottom are dying.
The first photo doesn't show the plywood product but its original construction: bigger, higher, stiffer, made of metal & wood. Only photos 4, 5, 6 and 10 show the plywood product.
Stop Harshin' Swedes' Buz man...
I love Ikea. This is just poorly designed.
Christ... Negative much? Ever heard of a jigsaw? ... And if you aren't intelligent enough to line these amply-deep growboxes with something waterproof, then you shouldn't be allowed to have sharp tools anyway... :P
Clearly you didn't read my comment, you just skimmed it. Along with the article itself. Reading won't hurt you, honey. As I've already said, shallow trays mean that plant roots have no room to grow, and if you line those trays with a waterproof membrane (which they also don't say you need), then your plants will drown. I suspect you've never been able to keep a houseplant alive. Don't get me wrong, I love Ikea. My house is full of Ikea furniture. But this is just poorly designed. Love the idea behind it, but not the execution. Also guys, I'm a girl :P
oh Megan, why do I feel like you have never did anything you just talked about.You clearly didn't understand all of what he said, the fact that water could leak is the least of the problems related to this thing.
Well it's not simple at all. Good luck at cutting wood like this...
machine cut I suppose (I thought laser but there is no burnt mark)
on their website they say it's laser
jig saw and some carefully drawn lines
cnc router...any cabinet shop would have this. but if you get creative, you can use a jig saw
Yeah, I really love the word EASILY in the title. :-D Or the description 'just some plywood' about those boards that clearlc need to be cut by a pro.
not really, go to nearest fablab and ask to be teach how to use a laser cutting machine, commanded by computer
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'Nothing more than plywood and screws'. Then what about the lighting you're going to need unless you live in a greenhouse? What about the water runoff? What about how shallow the growbeds are? Without proper runoff, your roots will be rotting. Your plants will drown. How will you even water the plants on the top? You're supposed to take plywood over to a center that has laser cutting / CNC milling machines? Where in the heck do you even find those? I've never heard of those services being available, especially not on that scale. I like the idea, but it does not seem practical, nor sustainable. I feel like they paid more attention to the aesthetics than they did the viability of the plants.
I was thinking the same thing. You aren't being negative, you are being practical. I had the same concerns. Those are very shallow boxes and depending on the plants they would need more room to grow. I can't think of a weeks worth of vegetables that would grow with that little room and in such a shallow box. Herbs, yes, veggies, no. In the first photo it looks like the ones on the bottom are dying.
The first photo doesn't show the plywood product but its original construction: bigger, higher, stiffer, made of metal & wood. Only photos 4, 5, 6 and 10 show the plywood product.
Stop Harshin' Swedes' Buz man...
I love Ikea. This is just poorly designed.
Christ... Negative much? Ever heard of a jigsaw? ... And if you aren't intelligent enough to line these amply-deep growboxes with something waterproof, then you shouldn't be allowed to have sharp tools anyway... :P
Clearly you didn't read my comment, you just skimmed it. Along with the article itself. Reading won't hurt you, honey. As I've already said, shallow trays mean that plant roots have no room to grow, and if you line those trays with a waterproof membrane (which they also don't say you need), then your plants will drown. I suspect you've never been able to keep a houseplant alive. Don't get me wrong, I love Ikea. My house is full of Ikea furniture. But this is just poorly designed. Love the idea behind it, but not the execution. Also guys, I'm a girl :P
oh Megan, why do I feel like you have never did anything you just talked about.You clearly didn't understand all of what he said, the fact that water could leak is the least of the problems related to this thing.
Well it's not simple at all. Good luck at cutting wood like this...
machine cut I suppose (I thought laser but there is no burnt mark)
on their website they say it's laser
jig saw and some carefully drawn lines
cnc router...any cabinet shop would have this. but if you get creative, you can use a jig saw
Yeah, I really love the word EASILY in the title. :-D Or the description 'just some plywood' about those boards that clearlc need to be cut by a pro.
not really, go to nearest fablab and ask to be teach how to use a laser cutting machine, commanded by computer
Do you utilize a paypal account ? because if you do you can create an additional 1400 every week to your pay check only working on the internet for two hours a day, check out... https://www.facebook.com/Demi-Green-1810462789202859/app/208195102528120/