Block 11 by MEI Architecture

Block 11 is a Perforated Parking Lot With a Facade of Hanging Plants in The Netherlands

02/27/2012

Block 11 by MEI Architecture

Parking lots may not seem like an obvious canvas for designers, but <a href="http://www.mei-arch.nl/meiarchitecten/">MEI Architecture</a> has turned Block 11 into a wild work of folk art that is clad in a series of hanging plant containers. Part of Almere-Buiten's urban expansion, the parking lot has 413 spaces and was built out of new materials using a <a href="http://www.custompartnet.com/wu/sheet-metal-forming">stretch forming technique</a> that is common among automobile manufacturers.

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Block 11 by MEI Architecture

This incredible parking lot in The Netherlands is called Block 11

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Block 11 by MEI Architecture

Part of the Almere-Buiten urban expansion project, the lot has 413 spaces

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Block 11 by MEI Architecture

In order to bring in some natural light and ventilation, a series of unique patterns were punched into the facade

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Block 11 by MEI Architecture

The images depict common motifs in Flevoland Province, including gnomes, birds, and windmills

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Block 11 by MEI Architecture

Hanging plants further improve air quality by acting as a carbon sink

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Block 11 by MEI Architecture

Could this finally signal the end of decades of ugly concrete parking lots?

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Parking lots may not seem like an obvious canvas for designers, but MEI Architecture has turned Block 11 into a wild work of folk art that is clad in a series of hanging plant containers. Part of Almere-Buiten's urban expansion, the parking lot has 413 spaces and was built out of new materials using a stretch forming technique that is common among automobile manufacturers.

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