Taoyuanju Office by Vector Architects

Three Floors of Green Walls Spruce up China’s Taoyuanju Office

08/06/2012

Taoyuanju Office by Vector Architects

Nothing saps creativity more than a humdrum work space, so <a href="http://www.vectorarchitects.com">Vector Architects</a> added three floors of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/largest-green-wall-in-north-america-to-be-unveiled-tomorrow/">living walls</a> to the Taoyuanju office building in Tianjin, China in order to spruce it up. Combined with a continuous mesh-enclosed stairway, cutouts in the wall, and an oval office wrapped in orange glass, these indoor vertical gardens give employees a new source of fresh air throughout the day.

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Taoyuanju Office by Vector Architects

Taoyuanju Office in China was very boring and sterile before Vector Architects

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Taoyuanju Office by Vector Architects

Instead of making huge structural changes, the designer added three floors of green walls

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Taoyuanju Office by Vector Architects

The vertical garden is self-irrigating nad easy to maintain

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Taoyuanju Office by Vector Architects

The green wall also improves the indoor air quality

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Taoyuanju Office by Vector Architects

This is the ultimate "green" renovation

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Taoyuanju Office by Vector Architects

This diagram demonstrates how the designer conceptualized the office building's transformation

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Nothing saps creativity more than a humdrum work space, so Vector Architects added three floors of living walls to the Taoyuanju office building in Tianjin, China in order to spruce it up. Combined with a continuous mesh-enclosed stairway, cutouts in the wall, and an oval office wrapped in orange glass, these indoor vertical gardens give employees a new source of fresh air throughout the day.

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