'Väkst' is a restaurant in Copenhagen that includes an indoor greenhouse in the middle of it and uses recycled materials for an eco-friendly design.
Genbyg, a Danish design studio, created the project with the restaurant's plant-based menu in mind, deciding to showcase the natural and homegrown quality of the food served. In a time when people are becoming more health-conscious about their food and more wary of unwanted additives, placing an indoor greenhouse at the focus of a restaurant is a excellent way to bring in these consumers.
Designer Rasmus Fex aptly explains the project by saying, "The idea was to create a vivid and organic space, like a garden party." The indoor greenhouse uses old windows and other salvaged materials and covers the stairs in the restaurant, making it take up next to no space.
What's Driving This Trend
- Indoor Greenhouses
- Creating indoor greenhouses in restaurants as an eco-friendly way to showcase the natural and homegrown quality of food.
- Recycled Materials
- Using recycled materials in restaurant design as a way to appeal to more eco-conscious consumers.
- Plant-based Menus
- More restaurants will adopt a plant-based menu to cater to the growing number of health-conscious consumers.
Who This Affects Most
- Restaurant Industry
- The restaurant industry can incorporate indoor greenhouses and recycled materials to attract more customers interested in eco-friendly dining experiences.
- Interior Design Industry
- The interior design industry can focus on designing more eco-friendly spaces using recycled materials, indoor greenhouses, and other sustainable elements.
- Sustainability Industry
- The sustainability industry can leverage the indoor greenhouses trend and help restaurants design more sustainable spaces using recycled materials and other sustainable elements.
