Urban Home farm

Product aim: How can future urban homes accommodate for increased frequency of heatwaves?

An everyday at home farm that can utilise the outdoors when the climate allows for it, and can be used inside when too harsh. Focussing on offering nutritious organic foods that may be scarce during times of panic.

The use of LCG tints the glass when it is too bright and therefore allows the plants to use natural light for as long as possible in the day and seasons when it becomes too hot. It can be taken inside from hanging out of the window and put on the stand as seen to the right.

It is easy to move in to out and out to in due to the lightweight materials used, handle and small area it uses with the ability to have multiple.

• Hydroponics uses 90% less water than traditional methods of growing foods

• 2/3 of world population expected to live in cities in 2050

• 1.2 million people in the UK cannot afford the right amount of food everyday

• In 2050 we will need 56% more food than in 2010