Eco Factor: Sustainable gateway harvests solar energy and comes complete with green roofs.
Ehrlich Architects have unveiled the designs of a new solar-powered gateway that will soon welcome visitors and residents to Abuja, Nigeria. Designed in the form of a traditional Nigerian bow harp, the new development will feature a giant solar canopy and green roofs. Dubbed the “Living Loom”, the sustainable gateway will be constructed from bricks made from the local laterite clay.
The design symbolizes the weaving together of the country’s many different people. On one side of the gateway is a public space where the arm of the loom reaches towards the sky. The plan also includes the development of an amphitheater and public spaces, where a PV canopy will provide shade and generate energy as well.
Via: Inhabitat
