GACHI
PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY
A customizable trellis system that supports native plant growth and solitary bee habitats through student-driven care.
Location
San Jose State University
Designer
Tyler Lee
Client
N/A
Year
4th year
Environments shape the way in which we perceive the world around us.
By influencing these evolving spaces we indulge in, we have the opportunity to enhance ecological balance and human well-being.
This is what life would look like without biodiversity
How might we encourage the youth (5th graders) to support native species by integrating artificial habitats into their outdoor learning environments to promote biodiversity?
The idea was to provide 5th graders a product that they can build and monitor over time within the class setting. They would ultimately create a personalized habitat for native species to grow and thrive in.
A modular trellis built by students, monitored as a class, and taken home at the end of the school year. Trellis will help grow native plants, and support the pollination of bees through integrated bee habitats.
Parts supplied to students:
base
connector
sensor
bee habitat
name tag cap
A native plant of their choice
To support the system, a UI component is needed to help oversee the stats of each student’s Gachi and plant. This initial mockup was done with the help of Galileo AI.
Two ways of joining a class through the Gachi’s website
Demo of using the Gachi’s UI component to facilitate the learning environment, with respect to the Gachi ecosystem. All student’s data is retrieved by the sensor built into their personalized trellis.