AÑO
2021
CATEGORÍA
Comunidad
OBJETIVOS
Hambre cero, Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles, Producción y consumo responsables
PAL. CLAVE
consumption, food programs, Vegetarian, India, greenhouse
PAÍS
United Kingdom
CRÉDITOS
Eliza Hague
LINK
https://www.westminster.ac.uk/news/architecture-student-eliza-hague-designs-inflatable-greenhouses-from-shellac-and-bamboo
Inflatable bamboo greenhouse
Helping residents of Jaipur, India with growing their own food
Architecture student Eliza Hague's innovative design concept uses shellac-coated bamboo to create a material similar to paper. She used this to create a greenhouse structure to encourage those living in Jaipur, India, to grow their own food.
Eliza’s design aims to provide a more sustainable alternative to the current most popular greenhouse covering material in India, polythene sheeting, which needs replacing annually and creates excessive plastic waste.
She covered the paper-like material with a shellac coating, a natural resin extracted from trees, which makes the covering weather-resistant and longer-lasting. She then was able to use this material to fashion origami-like domes and beams to fashion a greenhouse.
"In light of the pandemic, the idea that architecture can provide spaces to encourage self-sufficient living has become more prevalent as we rely on supermarkets more than ever," Hague says.