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IKEA Just Released Free Instructions For A Spectacular Sustainable Garden

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

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It’s made with nothing more than plywood and screws

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The building instructions have been made available completely free online, and are relatively simple

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The pavilion is ‘sliced’ to provide optimal light and water flow for the weeks worth of herbs and vegetables it’s capable of growing…

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And also to create a serene shelter for anyone who steps inside

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According to Space10, The Growroom is “an urban farm pavilion that looks into how cities can feed themselves…”

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“The original version of The Growroom sparked interest and people requested to either buy or exhibit [it]…”

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“But it doesn’t make sense to promote local food production and then start shipping it across oceans and continents”

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“That is why we now release The Growroom as open source design and encourage people to build their own”

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The innovative structure was tailored by architects Mads-Ulrik Husum and Sine Lindholm, pictured here

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Bunzilla 7 years ago

'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.

14points

Kristi Zoebelein 7 years ago

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.

5points

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ShockTheVote 7 years ago

Stop Harshin' Swedes' Buz man...

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Megan O'Gorman 7 years ago

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

-3points