Plant Base
2021As urbanization accelerates, our cities continue to expand at the expense of natural ecosystems. Green spaces disappear, air quality declines, and densely populated environments become increasingly vulnerable to rising temperatures and environmental stress.
The consequences of climate change are no longer a distant concern. They are already shaping how we live today. Heat waves, air pollution, and the gradual loss of public green spaces are reducing the quality of life for millions of urban residents.
Cities are both contributors to and victims of the climate crisis. While significant investments are being made in the development of new sustainable and carbon-neutral buildings, a large portion of the existing urban fabric remains overlooked. Older residential structures, often home to lower-income communities, rarely benefit from the same level of environmental innovation despite representing the majority of our built environment.
How can we empower residents to become active participants in improving their immediate surroundings?
Urban gardening
The Plant Base is an all-new urban gardening system that can be easily mounted on almost any architectural structure. It was designed to enhance urban living quality for the users as well as for the whole region. The gardening system allows many of us to own a garden by offering space we already forgot about and thus creating a green city together.
The system is mounted indoor at the wall or in the case of a glass facade, on the floor. A folding mechanism allows the user to bring the system into the living space and start gardening. When the work is done, the system can be folded back outside.
The Plant Base is an all-new urban gardening system that can be easily mounted on almost any architectural structure. It was designed to enhance urban living quality for the users as well as for the whole region. The gardening system allows many of us to own a garden by offering space we already forgot about and thus creating a green city together.
The system is mounted indoor at the wall or in the case of a glass facade, on the floor. A folding mechanism allows the user to bring the system into the living space and start gardening. When the work is done, the system can be folded back outside.
Indoors and outdoors!
The garden in front of your window is now also the garden in your living room. Unfold your garden as easy as an umbrella.
The garden in front of your window is now also the garden in your living room. Unfold your garden as easy as an umbrella.
- Unfolding the Plant Base will create a comfortable platform.
- The windowsill still offers optional space for gardening accessories.
- Height can be set through the adjustable straps.
- Thanks to the integrated rail and included hooks, the garden can easily be extended.
Forgotten potential
Unused vertical space is everywhere and empty grey facades leave enough room for a real big green city jungle. Each Plant Base allows for the use of at least half a square meter of garden space without affecting the living area.
A wheelbarrow full of plants!
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Unused vertical space is everywhere and empty grey facades leave enough room for a real big green city jungle. Each Plant Base allows for the use of at least half a square meter of garden space without affecting the living area.
A wheelbarrow full of plants!
A lightweight and foldable aluminum framework is
the centerpiece of the Plant Base which is supported by hydraulic cylinders. An
attached tray and a rail offer enough space for plants. The whole system is
carried by strong straps that can be adjusted individually. Wheels allow for an
easy placement on the facade.
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Quality of life
Extensively greening urban spaces creates synergies that benefit both individuals and the entire region. Microclimatic processes cool individual buildings or entire neighborhoods, while breathable facades purify the air and enhance the quality of life in urban areas.
The Plant Base utilizes the space that could easily be overlooked to improve the quality of life in the city, benefiting both the users and the entire community.
This super lightweight, flexible, and foldable system, which fits in almost every window, offers many of us the possibility to make a change and help create a new green city for a better today and tomorrow.
“We have to shape tomorrow by acting today!”
Extensively greening urban spaces creates synergies that benefit both individuals and the entire region. Microclimatic processes cool individual buildings or entire neighborhoods, while breathable facades purify the air and enhance the quality of life in urban areas.
The Plant Base utilizes the space that could easily be overlooked to improve the quality of life in the city, benefiting both the users and the entire community.
This super lightweight, flexible, and foldable system, which fits in almost every window, offers many of us the possibility to make a change and help create a new green city for a better today and tomorrow.
“We have to shape tomorrow by acting today!”
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