PEER COMMENT

WEI QIANWEN
http://akiwei.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/project-2-final-presentation.html?showComment=1382403844754#c6793740668769111334
PEIYI HOU
http://clarkhou.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/final.html?showComment=1382404452807#c4169732981871564709
ALLEN YIE
http://allenyie.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/blog-post.html?showComment=1382406003470#c782908385573073570

“THE BIG IDEA ” RATIONAL

Office Garden is a series of products which trying to give office staff a more relax, healthier and more enjoyable working environment. According the research, most office staff thought a better working environment would make them more organized and productivity. Considering the fact of modern office, Office Garden tries to solve the problem exist in office.

1.     Health

All products in the series are all modular, even the soil and fertilizer. It makes it is easy to grow plants in office. Growing food by self is not only an interesting activity, also a good way to make us eating healthier.

Also plants in office help to clean air (CO2), which can protect staff from getting building syndrome.

Gardening push staff to do some physical exercise。

2.     Social

Office Garden could be made as a community garden in office, and then staffs can attend gardening activity, which will help them to have more social communication with workmates. As garden office pot is removable and modular, it is possible let workmates exchange plants with each other to increase communication.

Having office gardening can get both physical and psychological benefits.

Products

Pots: in different sizes with modular made

Plates and brackets: for holding the pots.

Seedling and soil provided with the pots and can be repurchased and replaced.

Structure:

Bracket fix on the wall, and hook the plate on the bracket.

Plate is made of thin steel while pot has neodymium magnets at the back. It allows the pot grips on the plate and can be removed and change place easily.

All the plates and pots are modular but can have various colors and sizes. It allows users to have personalized office garden.

Tutor's Feedback: 1. have reasons why office want to get office farm 2. how encourage officeworkers engage into farming activities 3.consider on cost and pss 4.more research on technalogy
Peers' Feedback:seems like suitable for the well-being brief. develop the product
Next week: for final, done all work