Overview
An installation featuring perforated aluminum functions as a mobile climate device, enabling the growth of living plants. This structure is located at the New York Botanical Garden and is described as reinterpreting the greenhouse as a habitat refuge.
Research Context
The installation addresses the concept of a greenhouse. However, it specifically rethinks this traditional structure by presenting it as a 'habitat refuge.' The material choice of perforated aluminum for the climate device is a key characteristic of this reinterpretation.
Approach
The approach involves the creation of a mobile climate device. This device is constructed from perforated aluminum. Within this installation, living plants are accommodated and supported in a way that suggests the device functions as a 'habitat refuge' rather than a conventional greenhouse.
Findings
- Living plants are growing on the perforated aluminum climate installation.
- The installation is a mobile climate device.
- The design rethinks the greenhouse as a habitat refuge.
Why This Matters
The observed growth of living plants within a perforated aluminum climate installation at the New York Botanical Garden suggests that non-traditional materials and mobile structures can support plant life. This reinterpretation of the greenhouse concept as a 'habitat refuge' indicates a shift in design thinking for controlled plant environments.