Patrick blanc. Sidney will host the largest vertical garden in the world. The author of the project is Patrick Blanc, the internationally renowned green architect who recently worked on creating a spectacular green wall in Paris. He is the undisputed inventor of vertical gardens and the first promoter of an original way of bringing greenery to the city.
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Patrick Blanc: the largest vertical garden in the world in Sidney
Sidney will host the vertical garden largest in the world. Author of the project is Patrick White, the internationally renowned green architect who recently took care of creating a spectacular green wall in Paris. And the iinventor undisputed of vertical gardens and the first promoter of an original way of bringing greenery to the city.
The largest vertical garden in the world will be built on the walls of the One Central Park Residential Tower, the work of Jean Nouvel. Blanc, who has been involved in creating vertical gardens for 30 years, has collaborated with Nouvel to begin the installation of the plants that will decorate the facade of the building.
The new green wall has a size of 166 square meters and will be completed by the end of 2013. Sydney's One Central Park Tower will thus be able to house the largest vertical garden in the world. The climbing plants they will be able to grow along the same wall and give life to a living architectural work. In Blanc's opinion, this will result in a very special result, entirely new for Sidney.
The vertical garden will consist of 190 plants native to Australia and from 160 exotic species. A real bush of shrubs will cover half the facade of the building. According to the designers, this will help extend the greenery in the nearby park towards the building thanks to an optical effect.
Jean Nouvel's Central Park Project consists of two residential buildings, which house 624 apartments. Their height is 116 and 64,5 meters. The apartments will be flanked by shops, bars, restaurants and offices. To better illuminate the gardens around the buildings, a system of mirrors has been installed that direct the sunlight towards them. The largest vertical garden in the world should be presented to the public in the month of January 2014.
Marta Albè
Source and photo: dezen.com
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