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Dutch pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 will use plant tower to create its own microclimate

January 8, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Dutch Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020

A “closed-loop climate system” centred around a tower of plants will feature in the Netherlands’ pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. The Dutch pavilion is being created by Architects Expomobilia, V8 Architects, Kossmann Dejong and Witteveen+Bos in the expo’s sustainability district. At the centre of the building will be a huge cone-shaped structure covered in concentric rings of

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Planter Box House by Formzero is a concrete home covered in edible plants

December 22, 2018 Jon Astbury 0
Planter Box House in Kuala Lumpur by Formzero

Large concrete boxes filled with edible plants form the facade of this house in Kuala Lumpur by locally based studio Formzero. Planter Box House is a three-storey house that celebrates sustainable living and self-sufficiency. Designed by Formzero for a retired couple who grow their own foods, the house provides planting space for more than 40 types of edible

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WOHA creates green community for senior citizens with Kampung Admiralty in Singapore

December 7, 2018 India Block 0

Housing, health facilities and social spaces are all contained within this plant-covered Singapore building by WOHA, which was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival. Singapore-based WOHA designed the mixed-use Kampung Admiralty building according to a “club sandwich” philosophy, with different functions layered on top of each other to create what the

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Flower Cage House is a Bangkok home with a facade of olive trees

September 2, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

A steel grid containing 102 olive trees fronts this extension to a house in Bangkok, designed by locally based architecture office Anonym. Called Flower Cage House, the project involved extending a typical, 10-year-old detached house, by adding a new room above a carport. The predominantly glazed extension is shielded by a robust but visually lightweight screen

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Le House fills An’garden Cafe with plants to create an oasis in bustling Hanoi

April 7, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Plants, trees and a pond introduce greenery into this cafe in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, designed by local studio Le House as a relaxing place to escape from the city’s busy streets. An’garden Cafe is located in the recently redeveloped Van Quan urban area, which is part of Hanoi’s densely populated Ha Dong district. The building

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Peter Veenstra to build dome of plants at Design Indaba venue in Cape Town

March 5, 2018 India Block 0

Dutch landscape architect Peter Veenstra has revealed plans to build a plant-covered bamboo sphere in Cape Town’s Luthuli Plaza, providing an extra venue for next year’s Design Indaba conference. Veenstra, co-founder of Rotterdam-based LOLA Landscape Architects, was invited by Design Indaba founder Ravi Naidoo to develop a proposal to transform the elevated plaza, which connects the Artscape Theatre Centre – where

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David Guerra wraps Brazilian house around courtyard filled with tropical plants

February 3, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

A cluster of cement- and stone-covered volumes conceal a garden of bushy grass, palm trees and colourful plants that architect David Guerra has created at the centre of this house in southeast Brazil. Comprising one- and two-storey cubes, Valley House II is a sprawling 7,500 square feet (696-square-metre) residence located on an elevated site in Nova

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SelgasCano transforms Richard Rogers’ former studio into another Second Home workspace

January 25, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Spanish studio SelgasCano has completed a third plant-filled workspace for Second Home, in the west London building that housed Richard Rogers’ first architecture studio as well as providing the setting for cult 1960s film Blowup. Second Home Holland Park is the third venue that José Selgas and Lucía Cano have created for the London-based company, which provides studio

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