gwf International by DIV Munich/Germany, issue S1/2013
A great climate thanks to vertical forest
Designing building services according to what plants need. This is what is done in the greenhouses of every botanical garden. The plants are on the inside, protected by the building. But using the opportunities provided by the plant world first and considering the building services as a nice addition second has now been accomplished with as yet unprecedented consistency, at least with regard to skyscrapers. Here the plants are on the outside protecting the building and its residents – even up on the 20th floor. We're talking about two residential buildings one 80, the other 112 metres high and the greenery covering the buildings' facades makes up an area equivalent to a hectare of forest. This vertical forest (Bosco Verticale) is supplied with process water.