Ba's Garden Boiphihlelo ba ho Mela bo Kopaneng by Trang Nguyen Thuy

Ba's Garden Boiphihlelo ba ho Mela bo Kopaneng by Trang Nguyen Thuy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dihlahiswa tse Tsitsitseng, Diprojeke le Botala Competition Category.

TšepeSehlahiswa se Tsitsitseng· 2024

Ba's Garden Boiphihlelo ba ho Mela bo Kopaneng

by Trang Nguyen Thuy

Client: Lund University School of Industrial Design

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Sehlahiswa se Tsitsitseng Category

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The Design

About Ba's Garden Boiphihlelo ba ho Mela bo Kopaneng

Mohopolo wa Serapa sa Ba o fihlella sepheo sa wona ka morero o tsitsitseng, o kopanyang temo le dibaka tsa ditoropo. Ka ho sebedisa theknoloji ya hydroponics e ikemetseng ka botlalo, morero ona o godisa dimela tse butswang ka potlako ho feta peresente ya 25-50, ka tshebediso e fokoditsweng ya metsi le matla, ho fokotsa tshenyeho ya dijo. Ditsamaiso tse kopaneng, tse aroganoang, tse babalang tikoloho di etsa hore e fumanehe ho bohle, ka mokhoa o se nang mobu le sistimi e ithelang, meedi ya dimela e tswela pele ho hola ka hare ho setlolo sa grid, e fana ka phepo ea boleng bo holimo ka bokgoni. Dihlahiswa di raletswe ho tswakalana hantle le dibaka tsa mokhabiso wa hae ka puo ya moralo e bonolo, ya tlhaho, mme e botsoalle.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Ba's Garden Boiphihlelo ba ho Mela bo Kopaneng ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Ba's Garden Boiphihlelo ba ho Mela bo Kopaneng e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Ba's Garden Boiphihlelo ba ho Mela bo Kopaneng e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.