OVERVIEW
Luna Planter leads the way in sustainable living beyond Earth.
This modular, smart, and 3D-printable system is engineered to optimize plant growth for lunar and interplanetary habitats. Can be manufactured directly in space using recycled plastic waste from Earth,
Making extraterrestrial life not just possible, but thriving.
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Luna
INTERPLANETARY SMART PLANTER
Origin • Latin
Means • The Moon
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ON THE MOON BY 2027
With a "New Space Age" coming about, NASA's Artemis programs aim to have mankind on the moon by 2027 and China's plans to construct lunar bases are projected for 2035. This provides a new opportunity to develop products catered to interplanetary colonies.
The New Space Age
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DESIGN GOALS:
Reimagine what smart planters could be for the future market and interplanetary colony.
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CONCEPT IDEATION
Redefining Modern Planter Aesthetic and Purpose
Luna aims to stir into a new direction, one where we are headed in the near future -Space. It not only serves the plant but sustains both plant life and humans in extraterrestrial terrain.
Design Features:
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Stackable
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Smart Monitoring
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Customizable
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Self-watering
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3D-Printable
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Sustainable Material
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Grow Light
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Enclosure (Optional)
Modern plant pots have been the same for the past decade, with a similar style, the "modernity" becomes lifeless. Planters are used as decor and often serve one purpose, "to hold the plant".
Modern Planters
Cad Model
RHINO 3D | FORM EXPLORATION
Once my form was validated, I added the finishing touches and decals. The enclosure is an open variant, rather than the original enclosed.
Form Variations from size, details and function.
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Using the contours of my form, a study form was made from laser-cut plywood. Validating my form and size, a 12-inch diameter planter.
Lazer cut plywood, waffle structure form study
Final selected model variant
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Computational Design
GRASSHOPPER INTEGRATION
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Our Target Part
To make the planter not only host life but also feel and look alive. I wanted to add a section of the planter that plays with breathing lighting. Thus I opted for a unique parametric design paired with a backlight that grabs the user's attention.
Texture Sample
PARAMETRIC DESIGN
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3 Samples:
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Slanted Pill
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Waved Dots
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Waved Xs
Flat Bed + Vinyl Sticker to Study the texture proportions
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Chosen texture
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SLANTED PILL SHAPE
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For cutouts on the plate
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Staggered format
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Decrease horizontal amount
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Rounder shape ascending
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Pill shape descending
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Larger hole
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Parametric Process
BREAKDOWN OF GRASSHOPPER CODING
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Finding the surface points, was tough as it was a trimmed surface. Used untrimmed surface CVs to obtain points within the trimmed surface.
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Staggered Pattern
These were the series of steps needed to achieve a staggered pattern
Parametrics in action
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Final Renders
CMF and Rendering
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