Space Garden
With so many problems to solve here on Earth, affecting such huge numbers of people, the design of space habitats had never felt like a top priority for the studio. But in late 2023, following a series of exciting conversations, a collaboration with MIT graduate and space design entrepreneur and researcher Ariel Ekblaw has resulted in the studio’s first project for space. We felt there was an opportunity to create something that could cope with the hostile environment of space, but also evoke a greater sense of humanity and emotion. It was time to establish a more aspirational visual language for space. The team explored different possible shapes for the garden, influenced by principles of biophilia and the beauty found in nature. A structure of clustered pods, which each houses a species of plant, was chosen, with each chamber having a plant grown from a community garden on Earth. These pods are organized around a central chamber featuring a hero species of particular fascination or cultural significance, such as a fig tree (one of the first plants to be cultivated by humans on Earth).
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