Taking its cue from the old cellars, which mainly characterised country houses, it was created GroundFridge: one capsule bioclimatic basement, designed by designer Floris Schoonderbeek.
Weltevree presents GroundFridge
Designed by designer Floris Schoonderbeek for the Dutch company WeltevreeIt is a real sphere to be buried in the ground for storing all kinds of foodstuffs. Thanks to the materials that make up this design and the insulating effect of the ground above, the internal temperature will always fluctuate by 10-12°, without affecting the food.
Modern houses, as explained by the designer himself, are often built without a basement, while many people today feel the need to store their 'supplies' in a safe area protected from any heat source. This is the 2018 version of the old winerywhich allows someone who is, for example, passionate about agriculture, to keep everything his or her garden produces: vegetables, tubers, tomatoes and all the fruit from the trees.
It is the ideal way to live in perfect autonomy, without necessarily having to resort to the nearest organic farmer who, sometimes, because of the quality of his food, is not affordable for most consumers. Since it is also a wine cellar, everything naturally goes back to the wineto the in-house production of bottles to be left at temperature constant; without forgetting cheeses e charcuterie, because the temperature guaranteed by GroundFridge allows a product to always be fresh, free of the mould that usually forms in very humid environments.
How GroundFridge works
According to what we have learned, the system is relatively simple: all that is needed is a suitable space in which to dig a hole and place this preservation device, which is placed about one metre above ground level and which, via a few steps, connects directly to the surface. A single block connected to running water, inside of which are a series of shelves on which all kinds of foodstuffs, weighing a total of 500 kilos, can be stored.
For it to work no electricity consumption is requiredbut in the meantime the capsule is connected to the Internet, to control the internal ventilation via the smartphone app, always ensuring a very short temperature fluctuation to prevent unpleasant odours from escaping from the sphere. The ground-level access door is fully insulated and prevents the outside temperature from adversely affecting the operation of GroundFridge.
Thanks to this new, economical and eco-friendly 2.0 refrigerator, you can store your products to consume them without haste, preventing them from going bad and without further expenditure of electricity.
Photo credits: Weltevree.
