The Bolzano design studio Oberhauser presented Emotioncube microgreen. This is essentially the first complete microgreen solution in the hospitality industry.
Fresh fruit and vegetables for hotels and B&B
The cube is a walk-in climate greenhouse that provides a controlled environment for microgreens, in the style of vertical farms seen in Northern Europe (and especially a Singapore). The structure is made of transparent PDLC (Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal) and integrates thermally regulated lighting.
100% recyclable and “tailor-made”
the eco-climatic greenhouse is equipped, as mentioned, with PDLC glass, automatic doors, integrated infrared lighting and an air-conditioned stone floor. It can be an optimal solution to always supply fresh fruit and vegetables to a wide range of businesses in the gastronomy, catering and hospitality sectors. That's not all, however: this type of technology can serve as a prototype for future home solutions: I dream of a "garden room", which allows anyone to access fresh food every day with little effort. A more important room than closets or cellars, which can make the house truly intelligent, bringing everyone closer to microgreens.
Emotioncube: Microgreen (and wine) for everyone
For a greenhouse to be effective, it must provide the plants with an optimal climate for their growth. The most important factor is lighting: if the sunlight is too strong, it hinders growth. Stones such as tuff (a rock of volcanic origin rich in calcium carbonate) absorb and reflect light: this is also why they create ideal environments, even for cellars.
Emotioncube creates this controlled environment, and it is no coincidence that it was designed for both microgreens and wines: it is possible to create a "cellar cube" to be placed anywhere, and capable of preserving wines much better than any refrigerator or display cabinet specific. The special glass of this greenhouse can become opaque or transparent on command, protecting its precious contents in all cases.
For now, as mentioned, in hospitality places. In the not too distant future it will be a viable option for everyone: once upon a time, think about it, there weren't even bathrooms in houses. One day they will ask themselves "how did our ancestors do it without the garden room?"
