Ikea Grow Room Plans

The first version of the growroom at chart art fair 2016 in copenhagen.

Ikea grow room plans.

Find out more about browser cookies. Behind the growoom is space10 the ikea initiated future living lab based in copenhagen. The innovative furniture retailer recently released instructions allowing anyone to build their own diy greenhouse. It was merely a highly anticipated prototype at the time.

To spark conversations about how we can bring nature back into our cities and tackle the increasing demand for significantly more food in the future we teamed up with architects sine lindholm and mads ulrik husum to create the growroom. This week space10 an ikea lab for futuristic solutions oriented designs released open source plans for the growroom a large multi tiered spherical garden designed to sustainably grow enough food for an entire neighborhood hoping to help spur local growing and sourcing space10 made the plans available for free on thursday. Last year we shared our excitement over the growroom a spherical and sustainable solution to urban farming designed by space10 a future living lab launched by ikea in 2015. Space10 ikea s research hub in copenhagen presents this as an alternative to the global food model since growing and sourcing produce locally reduces food miles and pressure on the environment.

However ikea has made it a reality. The growroom is a spherical greenhouse an urban farm that stacks plants and greeneries tier upon tier and its design is open source everyone has access to the step by step guide to building it themselves. Last week space10 made the plans available to anyone who wants to build their own circular farm. Space10 ikea s own lab that focuses on creating experimental product design collaborated with architects sine lindholm and mads ulrik husum to develop the open source plans for the growroom a multi tier spherical garden that offers ample space for growing plants and vegetables in outdoor areas with limited spaces.

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 ikea website uses cookies which make the site simpler to use. In october 2016 space10 ikea s external innovation hub launched the growroom a spherical structure that enables people to grow their own food in a local and sustainable manner.