- Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building
-
https://inhabitat.com
-
Flourishing ‘Patient Gardener’ Pavilion Made of Living, Growing Cherry Trees Pops Up in Milan!
Posted By
Tafline Laylin
On
In
Architecture,Art,Design,Treehouses |
Comments Disabled
[gallery_extend]
Visiondivision and their helpers employed a variety of gentle techniques to mold the trees in a specific way. These include bending, twisting, pruning, grafting, braiding, and weaving. They have even adjusted how much water and light the trees receive, which in turn controls how they grow. 10 trees were used in all, 4 of which have been set aside to create two pairs of stairs.
The remaining trees are spaced equally in an 8 meter diameter circle and will be guided into their appropriate shapes by a temporary 6 meter high wood tower. Everything in this structure is made from trees, plants, and grass, and when the beautiful cherry trees blossom, so will The Patient Gardener. In a world where we frequently sacrifice aesthetics and sound ecology for speed, this amazing structure is a breath of floral-scented air! For additional diagrams and details, please visit Visiondivision’s website.
+ Visiondivision
Via Designboom
[1]
This beautiful living, growing pavilion in Milan will be made entirely out of Japanese cherry trees, plants, and grass! Swedish designers Visiondivision recently led a one-week workshop at the Politechnico di Milano, where they laid the groundwork for the
[2]
Visiondivision is a Stockholm-based design studio
[3]
The designers were invited to lead a one week workshop at the Politecnico di Milano
[4]
In Milan, the designers and their students laid the groundwork for The Patient Gardener
[5]
This project is prefaced on the notion that slow architecture can reduce construction waste and the need to transport materials
[6]
They propose instead to help nature “grow in a more architectonic way.”
[7]
Everything in the hourglass structure is made from trees, plants, and grass
[8]
A variety of techniques are used to manipulate 10 Japanese Cherry trees to grow in a certain way
[9]
Some of the techniques used include bending, twisting, pruning, grafting, braiding, and weaving
[10]
Here the team prepares the cheery trees
[11]
By adjusting how much water is used and how light hits the project, they can control how the trees grow
[12]
10 Trees were used in all
[13]
6 of the trees were arranged in a circle with an 8 meter diameter
[14]
The remaining 4 trees will form two pairs of stairs
[15]
A temporary 6 meter wooden tower is helping to guide how the trees grow
[16]
When the Japanese Cherry trees blossom, so will The Patient Gardener
[17]
Visiondivision expects the structure to be fully complete in 60 years!
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16]
[17]