Capella Garcia’s Flourishing Green Wall Brings a New Form of “Vegitecture” to Barcelona

<a href="http://www.capellaweb.com/website/index.html">Capella Garcia Arquitectura</a> has designed this groundbreaking green side-wall, which brings a new form of "Vegitecture" to Barcelona. When an adjacent building was demolished, a stark blank wall was left behind - so the designers completely transformed this eyesore with a freestanding 21-meter-tall galvanized steel structure adorned with lush green plants. Not only does this new type of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/vertical-gardens-by-patrick-blanc/">vertical garden</a> improve the neighborhood's aesthetics, but it has all kinds of environmental benefits as well.

<a href="http://www.capellaweb.com/website/index.html">Capella Garcia Arquitectura</a> has designed this groundbreaking green side-wall, which brings a new form of "Vegitecture" to Barcelona. When an adjacent building was demolished, a stark blank wall was left behind - so the designers completely transformed this eyesore with a freestanding 21-meter-tall galvanized steel structure adorned with lush green plants. Not only does this new type of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/vertical-gardens-by-patrick-blanc/">vertical garden</a> improve the neighborhood's aesthetics, but it has all kinds of environmental benefits as well.

Following a demolition, the wall of this building was left as a blank eyesore for the city

Nesting boxes are embedded among the plants!

The living wall acts as a carbon sponge and an acoustic screen

The platforms are reached by a series of interior stairs

A pulley system makes it easy to maintain the plants without hiring an elevator crane