How to use vertical farming for sustainable living | News | Architonic

As a company that builds and operates smart farms with the ultimate goal of a working container farm on Mars, N.THING sought to expand their business by cutting out the wholesalers and serving directly to customers via the Sik Mul Sung eatery in Seoul, South Korea. With customers able to ‘see plants growing under artificial light and the person taking care of them,’ explains project architects layer studio and unseen bird, a glass-edged cultivation room allows them to ‘experience the processes of growing, harvesting, cooking and eating, all in one place.’ By growing their own ingredients in small-scale vertical container farms, restaurants are able to guarantee customers an ultra-local, low-emission product.