Metabolic Foundation

Brenchie’s Lab is a publicly accessible makerspace in Aruba, recently established at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in the centre of Oranjestad. It is a learning space for students, artists, hobbyists, and entrepreneurs to share ideas and experiment together in an open and collaborative environment. The space is equipped with digital design and fabrication tools, expertise, and room for anyone to explore their own ideas and projects. Currently, the lab… Read More

In the community of Ha Tanwa, Chiang Mai, we worked with residents to design and build a vertical bamboo gardening system to produce herbs and vegetables for locals. Residents asked us to help them build low-cost gardens which could be productive in the small amount of available space in the high density community. We adapted a three level vertical bamboo garden design, making use of readily available and affordable materials to produce… Read More

Following a community development approach, we started a student sustainability group at Colegio San Nicolas in Aruba. The group is aimed at supporting students to think about sustainability in a systematic way, and to guide them in planning and carrying out their own projects. We first showcased DIY clean-tech systems at the school to garner interest from students on clean-tech design and do-it-yourself technologies. The exhibition included: renewable energy (solar cooker) waste… Read More