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The Plant RoomMost city apartments don't leave much extra space for <a href="http://inhabitat.com/gardening/">gardening</a> or sun rooms -- but what if you could add on an eco extension to your existing apartment? That's the idea behind the clip-on <a href="http://theplantroom.co.nz/" target="_blank">Plant Room</a>, a design proposal from a Wellington, New Zealand design team for the 2009 <a href="http://www.shac.org.nz/">Sustainable Habitat Challenge</a>. Designed for a variety of existing apartment types, the Plant Room is a prefabricated room that bolts on, provides extra living space for <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/04/07/a-starter-guide-to-urban-gardening/" target="_blank">urban gardening</a>, and can also help improve the sustainability of the building.1
The Plant RoomThe Plant Room serves as an eco-addition to any apartment, providing key sustainable upgrades without having to tear down the apartment building.2
The Plant RoomThe room is designed to bolt onto a variety existing apartments.3
The Plant RoomThe extra room serves as a buffer for the apartment, protecting it from the sun in the summer and helping circulate warmth in the winter.4
The Plant RoomThe little room is equipped with a worm farm to compost organic household waste.5
The Plant RoomUrban gardening can easily be accomplished in this small room, which gets plenty of sun.6
The Plant RoomThe room could also be suitable for use as an eco-office or additional living room space.7
The Plant RoomThe Plant Room was part of the Sustainable Habitat Challenge in 2009.8
The Plant RoomThe team is currently working on building two prototypes of the Plant Room. One will be built onto an existing apartment, monitored and tested to driver further development.9
The Plant RoomThe second will be built onto a shipping container and exhibited at various locations in and around New Zealand.10
The Plant RoomThe roof of the plant room includes a green living roof and a solar hot water system that provides enough hot water for the apartment.11
The Plant RoomMultiple Plant Rooms can be installed on an apartment building.12
The Plant RoomAnother rendering showing the placement of plant rooms on an apartment building.13
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