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Galleries // 2020 Spark:Fall/Winter Student // AQUA Sustainable Garden

AQUA Sustainable Garden

Finalist

Competition: Spark:Fall/Winter Student
Designer: Chaozhi Lin
Design Type: Concept
Company / Organization / School: Musashino Art University
Team Members: Chaozhi Lin, Junjie Zhou, Yong Liu, Can Wang, Haitao Shi & Xudong Yang

AQUA’s system is comprised of three main working parts: a container for food waste, an elevated light structure, and three soil pots. The food waste container is located on one side of the indoor planter and turns your leftover food scraps into compost for fertilizer. Composting is a method used to decompose organic solid waste and fertilize the soil for gardening. The slim, attractive light fixture is situated directly above AQUA’s garden pots and provides the mini garden with nourishing light-energy. The indoor, gardening system is completely self-sustaining and conveniently sized in order to fit into any kitchen or living space. The system itself works after food waste is dumped into the container on the left-hand side, fertilizing the soil contained in the trio of modestly sized pots, each of which provides energy for plants to then grow and thrive.