While traditionally we have thought of vegetation and its growth in a horizontal frame of things, modern designers and architects have revamped that notion drastically to give us concepts like vertical farming and sky-parks. If our homes can grow up towards the sky, then why not have greenery tag along? That is the simple design principle of the ‘Botanical garden’ conjured up by Aurelia Li, Nu Long & Andrew Tang.
Set to take shape along River Lea in the UK, these giant twin towers are clad in green from top to bottom. With intertwining staircases laced in vegetation, creepers offering a brand new visual to an otherwise concrete structure, rooftop gardens and rainwater harvesting features, the Botanical Tower adds to the panoramic view of the neighborhood. The design of the towers also sports a series of zigzag paths, skybridges and pathways that act as green corridors.
With features such as cross-ventilation, natural insulation that reduces dependence on heating systems and fresh clean air that is provided thanks to the entire flora, the Botanical Tower is a nature lover’s dream dwelling. With the Rooftop greenhouses offering a wonderful opportunity to grow one’s own food supplies to a certain extent, this could develop into a self-sufficient green community with addiction of few solar panels and windmills.
Hopefully, we will see development take place in that direction as well to ensure that more communities depend less of conventional sources of power.
Via: CTBUH
