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Now this idea from a Wellington, New Zealand based design team may not be such a bad idea for the Johannesburg CBD rejuvenation project. ‘The Plant Room’ is a prefabricated 'clip-on' garden shed/greenhouse designed for high-rise apartment buildings, or flats as we like to call them
The prefabricated room bolts on to a variety of existing building types, which improves quality of living, reduces energy and water use and generally makes the building more sustainable.
The Plant Room team explained:-A Plant Room provides hot water for one occupant and a healthy growing space for herbs, fruit and vegetables all year round. It also offers a worm farm, a rainwater tank, an outdoor space and an enclosed room.
It shades the apartment to avoid summer overheating and collects hot air to circulate warmth in the winter. It is designed to improve the quality of apartment living while reducing the energy and water use of its occupants. It could also be a suitable solution to office retro-fits.
Pretty nifty, huh?
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