Precedents

NuVu:

None of this would be possible without NuVU

Wooden planters:

They gave me the idea to make a custom acrylic planter w/ terrarium.

Laser cutter:

My fav tool :)

Project Statement

I am going to make an acrylic 1 foot-by-1 foot planter with a 6in-by-6in moss terrarium.

5 Day Design Marathon Timeline

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 0

Midreview Day

cut design out of cardboard, adjust blueprint if needed.

Once cardboard comes out okay, cut out of acrilic.

Assemble and glue, let dry.

Bring home.

Work on new project.

Sketches

Prototype 1

1: Any visible mistakes in the design or if something does not line up.

2: If you think I could add anything else to make it better.

3: If you think I could design it or arrange it, so it uses less materials.

4: If you think I could arrange the holes better, so it is more efficient.

5: Any way you think it could be more efficient.

Seeking feedback on:

Thesis Statement

A lot of people live in apartments and like gardening, but do not have enough room for a garden.

Growing your own food or herbs is a good way to save money, to some people it is also a quite enjoyable hobby, and it also just looks good as a decoration.

With the hydroponic planter and moss terrarium it will not take up much space, will save you money, and it will look good as a decoration.

The planter is made of mirrored acrylic, white acrylic, and wood, while the terrarium is only made of mirrored acrylic and clear acrylic. The planter has holes in weird-ish way to make it stronger and easier to put the plants in different groups. The whole thing is held together with notches and superglue.

Sketches

Iterations Day 1-2

Worked on design, made models, assembled tested, model worked-ish but had a lot of imperfections.

Iterations Day 3-4

Improvised design, made model, mode came out satisfactory, made out of wood and acrylic, problem occurred with notch size, resized notches, remade out of wood and acrylic, glued, built successfully, project finished.

Technical Diagrams

Diagram 1

Diagram 2

Final Picture