The “HOME” project envisions a future where the concept of housing transcends its traditional role as shelter, evolving into a shared ecosystem that blurs the boundaries between human habitation and natural cultivation. In China, housing has transformed from a basic necessity into a vehicle for capital. As food and space grow increasingly scarce, the future may demand intimate coexistence with crops.
Drawing from research and speculative thinking, this project explores vertical planting as a primary method for future cultivation, integrating it directly into the architecture of human living. The design imagines not only future crops but also the spatial and emotional conditions of domestic life in such hybrid environments.
However, long-term cohabitation with plants in enclosed, humid spaces presents new physiological and psychological challenges. A lack of natural sunlight may result in physical disorders, while prolonged exposure to coloured artificial light can impair vision and emotional wellbeing. In response, I designed garments that emit red light to aid biological regulation, alongside an atmospheric device that filters air and restores visual colour accuracy—balancing functionality and sensory experience.
Through speculative design, this project redefines what “home” could mean in the future—no longer a place of retreat from nature, but a space of symbiosis, negotiation, and reimagined belonging.