Portable Hydroponics
System

As part of the Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) Mentorship Program, we were tasked with designing around the idea of growth.

The ACE Program introduces students to the role of architects, real construction sites, and different types of engineering.

We took this challenge literally, creating a unique and mobile way to grow food.

What is Hydroponics?

Hydroponics is the process of growing plants without using soil.

Our version is a vertical system that utilizes water to transfer vital nutrition.

It is more space efficient than traditional farming.

We cut slits into PVC pipes and then heated the plastic using a heat gun.

Then we took a smaller wedged piece of PVC pipe and inserted it into the slit.

The pliable plastic would form an angled hole perfect for growing plants.

At the end of the school year, we presented our project to about 400 people at the Rocketown venue in Nashville.

We had an outstanding presentation with one of the only physical models.