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Milan is one of the most polluted cities in the world, and the Bosco Verticale project aims to mitigate some of the environmental damage that has been inflicted upon the city by urbanization.
Milan is one of the most polluted cities in the world, and the Bosco Verticale project aims to mitigate some of the environmental damage that has been inflicted upon the city by urbanization. The design is made up of two high-density tower blocks with integrated photovoltaic energy systems and trees and vegetation planted on the facade. The plants help capture CO2 and dust in the air, reduce the need to mechanically heat and cool the tower’s apartments, and help mitigate the area’s urban heat island effect – particularly during the summer when temperatures can reach over 100 degrees.
The two towers measure 260 feet and 367 feet tall respectively, and together they have the capacity to hold 480 big and medium size trees, 250 small size trees, 11,000 ground-cover plants and 5,000 shrubs (that’s the equivalent of 2.5 acres of forest). The types of trees were chosen based on where they would be positioned on the buildings’ facades and it took over two years of working with botanists to decide which trees would be most appropriate for the buildings and the climate. The plants used in the project were grown specifically for the building, pre-cultivated so that they would gradually acclimate to the conditions they would experience once placed on the building.
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Note on old Google Maps proximity to a totally antithetical glass building!
I don’t think the architects, builders, investors, etc, would overlook the issues brought up here. Anyway, this is a very interesting project. You come across concept images like this all the time, but to actually see one being built is awesome. Here’s the Google Maps address for anyone interested: 17 Via Gaetano de Castillia, Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
oject were grown specifically for the building, pre-cultivated so that they would gradually acclimate to the condi
beautiful, but there seems to be no scope for the trees to grow any taller! If they do, they will grow bent and twisted!
Will there be human inhabitants in the building?
Wonderful!!!! Let’s do it here and there and everywhere!!!!!
It’s looks like quite a project, but may I ask if they used plants that bear edible fruits and vegetables? It says they chose according to which were most appropriate for the buildings and climate, but there are also people in there, it would be a good opportunity for a win/win situation.
How do they stop the trees from ripping through the concrete?
How much it will cost to look after them, the roots will eventually grow and how they will control the damage of it?
But it looks beautiful
Looks brilliant – definitely something to watch and learn from over the next few years