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Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye is covered in green, a project called O'Mighty Green by Beatriz Ramo--a Dutch architect draws attention to the color green in relation to issues of sustainability. This is merely a theoretical project by manipulating images. But many 'real' buildings of this kind, big and small, are being proposed and even built. Followings are some examples:
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Two museums employed 'green wall' technology. One is Musee du quai Branly in Paris designed by Jean Nouvel. Read an article in New York Times, June 27, 2006.
Read an article about 'green wall' from ARCHITECT November 2010.
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Another one is CaixaForum in Madrid, Spain designed by Herzog & de Meuron. Read an excerpt by David Cohn Architectural Record, June 2008
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Consorcio Building Concepcion, Concepción, Chile, 2004 designed by Enrique Browne
A free plant “volume” that looks to the East, North and West, protected from the sun by laminated wood sections that support a “double green skin” with mature climbing plants. The wood use alludes to the regional production -- ArchDaily
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Beauty Center, Hévíz, Hungary, 2007 designed by ZSK Architects
The liveliness of the facade designed by ZSK Architects, is manifested in three different ways. Firstly, a large part of it will be overgrown by climbing plants whose leaves will grow, change colour, fall and reappear during the year. Secondly, the reflection of daylight and sunlight on the large, set-back glass facade panels and window surfaces, gives the facade a constantly changing appearance over the course of the day. And thirdly, in the evenings, the various functions (café, wellness centre, dental practice) inject life into different parts of the building, all of which can be seen through the large, displaystyle windows. -- ArchDaily
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Brooks Avenue House, Venice, California, USA, 2008 designed by Bricault design
The volume of the new master bedroom extends out from the second story, creating a carport below. Its exterior is clad with a living wall system on three sides, visually tying together the courtyard greenery with the planted roof. -- ArchDaily
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School of the Arts in Singapore designed by WOHA. Read an article from The Architectural Review May 2011.
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Citi Data Centre, Am-Martinszehnten business park, Frankfurt, Germany designed by Arup Associates
The building incorporates an extensive green roof, and reduces rainwater run off via harvesting ponds. The offices feature natural daylighting and ventilation via glazed facades with external louvres of white oak. On the east side a bio-diverse green wall, 12 metres high and extending some 55 metres, is designed to help reduce the visual mass of the main data centre, and uses recycled rainwater for its irrigation. -- Architecture Today.
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Firma Casa Store, São Paulo, Brazil, 2011 designed by SuperLimão Studio + Campana Brothers
The unusual landscape architecture design has covered the entire facade with a rebar mesh and snake plants (Sansevieria trifasciata), a nod to Brazilian popular culture. Its leafs are used in the rituals of the African-Brazilian religions as a symbol of power. It is believed to have protective and healing properties. -- ArchDaily
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| Source: FG+SG archdaily.com |
House in Travessa de Patrocinio, Travessa do Patrocínio, Lisbon, Portugal, 2012 designed by Luís Rebelo de Andrade + Tiago Rebelo de Andrade + Manuel Cachão Tojal
Its walls are completely covered with vegetation, creating a vertical garden, filled with around 4500 plants from 25 different Iberian and Mediterranean varieties which occupies 100 square meters. -- ArchDaily
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