Leafy Vertical Garden Mural Beautifies a Boarded Netherlands Office

The Rotterdam Stadskantoor is a municipal building undergoing renovations in the Netherlands, but you couldn't tell by looking at its lovely leafy facade! <a href="http://2012architecten.nl/">2012 Architecten</a> won a competition to beautify the in-progress building with a vertical garden mural that creeps up its boarded face. The Dutch design team arranged hundreds of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling">recycled plastic</a> pots previously used in local horticulture projects in tree shapes that sprawl across the broken down bricks. These are then filled with a variety of seasonal plants that are far nicer to look at than the construction materials necessary to upgrade the municipality's office space.

A vertical garden by 2012 Architecten will beautify a 2 year renovation project in the Netherlands

The Rotterdam municipality gave first prize in a design competition to this beautiful concept

A series of recycled plastic pots are arranged in a tree shape across the facade

Inside are a series of seasonal plants

13,000 kg of carbon emission are diverted by this project

100,000 liters of rainwater is buffered and used to water the plants