studio segers enables city farming with daily needs unit

studio segers enables city farming with daily needs unit
all images courtesy of studio segers

‘daily needs’ is a modular product by belgium firm studio segers that enables people to live more self sufficiently. the unit incorporates a chicken coop into its design, with tools supplied that help with quasi-passive living such as growing vegetables, composting and collecting rainwater. the project helps urban dwellers to consume locally, where natural sustenance and communal gardens are contributing to a change in attitude towards food production. the small-scale intervention also encourages outdoor activity and healthy eating in an economically sustainable way. the concept of city farming provides a source of income, as people can sell their harvest, strengthening social ties in the community. the project was generated with dodesign in cooperation with the mad-faculty (lucu/pxl), cultuurplatform design and ide – and developed with the support of the city of genk and the flemish government.

the ‘daily needs’ unit helps people to live more self sufficiently

the product has a vegetable patch and chicken coop integrated into its design

the project encourages sustainable living

the unit contributes towards the need for locally grown produce

view of the storage box

people are able to eat more healthily in an economic and sustainable way

the flatpack pieces that make up ‘daily needs’

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