Vertical Garden Apartments: Outside-In
October 15, 2011 by Robin Plaskoff Horton
Faced with the challenge of incorporating a garden in the design of an apartment building on a small plot of land, Mexico City-based architecture firm BNKR Arquitectura had a novel solution: they turned the garden on its side.
By folding and wrapping the garden around the three sides of the plot, separating it from the glass-clad building, the living space became open to the full experience of the surrounding vertical gardens.
The result was s sense of “private openness” which offered the inhabitants full view of the building’s exterior while maintaining absolute privacy.
Category: Experiencing, Vertical Gardens
Tags: green wall, living wall, small gardens, small plot, urban architecture
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What a cool idea! It’s a great way to garden when you don’t have the space. Love it!
— October 16, 2011 @ 02:08
Needs a few portholes to prevent that boxed up feeling, but I like the overall concept. Best done with lianas, I suppose.
— October 16, 2011 @ 09:47
the concept is great just for the privacy
— October 16, 2011 @ 11:38
Vertical Gardening is a great concept that solves a few different challenges but is not without a couple of it’s own. All of those can be overcome though. For some great ideas about how to build one that suits an individuals needs check out http://www.verticalgardeningsystems.com
— October 16, 2011 @ 12:45
I never thought newspaper can be used as a weed blanket. I guess there are a lot of things I still need to know about gardening. Iâ??m glad there are these kinds of blog that offers new ideas and knowledge.
— October 17, 2011 @ 06:45
But their home won’t get ANY sunlight; they’re just looking at plants. That’s a horrible way to live, unless I’m missing something…
— October 20, 2011 @ 07:16