Comments on: Vertical architectural gardening.

Vertical architectural gardening.

loquacious — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:44:11 -0800

Vertical gardening in architecture. Gorgeous walls and other vertical architectural features covered in lush, growing greenery.

By: niles

niles — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:59:51 -0800

Wow...this is incredible, especially considering the whole thing is planned to be pretty self sufficient. *I* want some organic wallpaper!

By: jonson

jonson — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:02:59 -0800

SO awesome!! Thanks, loq! Plenty of photos, and yet I still wish there were more, it's just amazing looking stuff.

By: growabrain

growabrain — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:08:47 -0800

awesome!

By: maxwelton

maxwelton — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 01:08:05 -0800

Very, very cool.

By: rob511

rob511 — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:49:51 -0800

See also Plantwall, which is available in Europe, N. America, and Japan from Green Fortune, a Swedish design company.

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 03:41:07 -0800

awesome.

By: thirteenkiller

thirteenkiller — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:57:50 -0800

So cool! But how much water does it use?

By: furtive

furtive — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 06:52:15 -0800

That is cool, and I too wonder how much water is necessary. I also wonder what the impact is on the underlying stonework. Instinct tells me they cover everything with a very thick plastic first but the article leads me to think otherwise.

By: atrazine

atrazine — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 07:55:05 -0800

furtive, your instinct is correct. From the article: The Vertical Garden is composed of three parts: a metal frame, a PVC layer and felt. The metal frame is hung on a wall or can be self-standing. It provides an air layer acting as a very efficient thermic and phonic isolation system. A 1cm thick PVC sheet is then riveted on the metal frame. This layer brings rigidity to the whole structure and makes it waterproof. After that comes a felt layer made of polyamide that is stapled on the PVC. This felt is corrosion-resistant and its high capillarity allows a homogeneous water distribution. The roots are now growing on this felt.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:23:54 -0800

It's like wallpaper from the 1970's come to life!

By: jamesonandwater

jamesonandwater — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 09:14:59 -0800

These things cost a fortune, although I suppose you can try to cheap your way out. I estimated an indoor one of these for one of my projects recently (I'm a quantity surveyor). It was fairly large but still cost $1,500 per sq metre, over and above what the substrate cost. Versus $250-$350 for a green roof.

By: Arcaz Ino

Arcaz Ino — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 10:59:37 -0800

It is awesome, but I doubt the net enviromental impact of keeping all those plants alive is positive.