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Ba's Garden Compacte Kiembeleving by Trang Nguyen Thuy

Ba's Garden Compacte Kiembeleving by Trang Nguyen Thuy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in IJzer in Duurzame Producten, Projecten en Groen Ontwerp Competition Category.


IJzerDuurzaam Product· 2024

Ba's Garden Compacte Kiembeleving

by Trang Nguyen Thuy

Client: Lund University School of Industrial Design

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Duurzaam Product Category

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The Design

About Ba's Garden Compacte Kiembeleving

Het Ba's Garden-concept bereikt zijn doel door middel van een duurzaam project dat landbouw integreert in stedelijke ruimtes. Met behulp van volledig geautomatiseerde hydroponische technologie laat het project microgroenten 25-50 procent sneller groeien, met verminderd water- en energieverbruik en minimale voedselverspilling. Compacte, modulaire, milieuvriendelijke systemen maken het toegankelijk voor iedereen, met een grondloze methode en een zelfwatergevend systeem, waarbij plantenwortels continu groeien in een roosterbak en zo efficiënt hoogwaardige voeding leveren. De producten zijn ontworpen om naadloos op te gaan in interieurruimtes met een subtiele, natuurlijke en vriendelijke ontwerptaal.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Ba's Garden Compacte Kiembeleving is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Ba's Garden Compacte Kiembeleving wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Ba's Garden Compacte Kiembeleving wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Ba's garden is an innovative urban living solution that employs state-of-the-art soilless and self-watering techniques. This cutting-edge system utilizes a grid tray to enable plants' root systems to grow continuously, ensuring a reliable supply of high-quality nutrition. Additionally, it's also useful for germinating sprouts and microgreens that are abundant with essential nutrients that promote good health.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width: 190 mm x Depth: 190mm x Height: 180mm
Tags
Garden Appliances, Garden Equipment, Green Design, Sustainable Products
Production Technology
This component, comprising low and high pots and a germination-friendly tray, is crafted from Earthenware for resilience against environmental and temperature variations, maintaining optimal moisture for small seeds. The tray facilitates sprouting, retaining water for germination. Its adaptable grid accommodates seeds of any size, ensuring gradual water provision throughout germination, making additional watering unnecessary. A self-sufficient system, it streamlines the growth process.
Design Challenge
The challenge in designing the project stems mainly from the intricacies of existing germination tools. The setup of these tools involves a diverse array of materials like soil, hydrated mats, LED lights, and spray cans, resulting in excessive water and material usage throughout the entire sprouting process. Additionally, it is challenging to find comprehensive kits for different seed sizes, posing an additional hurdle. Ensuring precise germination through various methods has proven difficult, especially during the Rinse and Drain cycles, where meticulous attention is essential to prevent the potential danger of bacterial contamination, which could rapidly escalate during the sprouting process.
Research
The project employs the following methods: problem identification, research, interviews, visual design, ceramics, and low-fi/high-fi prototyping.
Inspiration
Future farming demands adapting human behavior for environmental harmony. Urbanization harms ecosystems, large-scale farming imperils biodiversity. Sustainable cities require changed resource usage. Self-sufficient gardening addresses space constraints, mitigates food crises. Ba's Garden integrates farming into cities with automated hydroponics for eco-friendly, rapid microgreen growth. Accessible modular systems provide a transformative urban agriculture solution.
Project Duration
The project started in September 2022 in Lund and finished in December 2023. It was exhibited at the Stockholm Furniture Fair in February 2023.
Operation Flow
The user-friendly and compact sprouting device is crafted for easy use with readily available materials. It features a simple installation process, operates without the need for soil, demands minimal watering, and is ideal for constrained spaces. This device excels in shaded areas at room temperature, constructed with sustainable materials for all its components. Users can relish the joy of growing plants with minimal time and effort, allowing harvesting within 5-7 days.

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