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Massive Vertical Garden in Portland, Oregon
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Wyatt Federal Building is planning to build a row of 250 ft. trellises along the west side of its building. SERA Architects is in charge of the remodel of the entire building and has a $135 million budget from the Federal stimulus fund. It’s a unique vertical garden that’s build on a series of 7 panels called ‘vegetated fins’ that will help shade a cool the west side of the building.
The vertical garden will be eye catching, but functional as well. In the winter when the leaves fall off the vertical garden to reveal bare stems, natural light will be let in the building. The entire budget also includes allowances for solar arrays, electricity-generating elevators and a smart lighting system.
SERA Architects is still trying to figure out what plants will grow at over than 200 feet in the air. To prune the walls, workers will be lowered from the the top of the vertical garden like window washers.
My personal take is that it’s a bit much. That’s going to cost a lot of money out of a stimulus fund where a living wall on a bit of a smaller scale would do well. Building something that high in the air as individual wedges would cost a fortune. I’d say if it was done lower to the ground, it would save an exponential amount of money. Then if some of the savings were used to put up an indoor biowall to actively filter the air as well, it might be a better use of cash to go green.
Via Washington Post
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about 5 months ago
That looks awesome, would be great if more buildings would have it done. They have plans to try and green up the center of London England, this sort of thing would be perfect for that.
about 5 months ago
Wow….this vertical garden looks awesome. I have never seen anything like it.
about 5 months ago
Great example of what other buildings all across the world should do to become greener. Great find
about 5 months ago
i would think that chicken wire or some sort of small trellis would support it, most importantly you need to know what these plants are, some may be specimens personally harvested off of cliff faces by the artist.
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about 5 months ago
I agree that this project is a bit over the top. It will look a bit strange in the winter if they don’t choose the correct plants. Wind, falling plant parts, maybe snow or ice should be considered as well. Ferns of some sort may be the best choice. An inside wall would help with air quality,
about 4 months ago
Here is a wonderful example of a smaller scale (definitely not over the top, Dick) application of vertical gardens for smaller commercial and retail environments: http://www.vertical-gardens.net . They are going to build one about twenty feet high in the city hall of the town I live in.
about 4 months ago
I think the concept of the garden is great and something more people need to embrace in their homes and businesses. I certainly hope whatever they pick to plant is native, or at least is pragmatic beyond shading and sunning.
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