No Image

Planted terraces overlook the sea at the Grand Park Hotel by 3LHD

December 1, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Grand Park Hotel Rovinj by 3LHD

The Grand Park Hotel in Rovinj, Croatia, is topped with a series of planted terraces that step down towards the Adriatic Sea. Designed by local practice 3LHD, with interiors by Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni, the hotel has been designed to step down from the town centre to the seafront while having a minimal impact

The post Planted terraces overlook the sea at the Grand Park Hotel by 3LHD appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Vo Trong Nghia plants fruit trees on the roof of a house in Vietnam

November 17, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Thang House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Recycled water from a ground-floor fish pond is used to nourish fruit trees on the roof of a house in Danang City, Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. Formed from brick and stone boxes stacked around a green courtyard, Thang House is the latest in the practice’s House for Trees series. Vo Trong Nghia Architects

The post Vo Trong Nghia plants fruit trees on the roof of a house in Vietnam appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Heatherwick Studio reveals 1,000 Trees nearing completion in Shanghai

November 12, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
New photos of 1,000 Trees by Heatherwick Studio near completion in China

Heatherwick Studio has released photography of its plant-covered 1,000 Trees development in Shanghai, which has had its scaffolding removed. Split across two sites beside the city’s M50 arts district, 1,000 Trees will be two mountain-like peaks that contain a mix of retail, offices, eateries, event venues and galleries. The latest images unveiled by Heatherwick Studio

The post Heatherwick Studio reveals 1,000 Trees nearing completion in Shanghai appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Perforated brick facade shades a house in Vietnam with a triple-height atrium

November 7, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
House for a Daughter

A house in Vietnam by Khuôn Studio is built around a triple-heigh atrium filled with plants and shaded by a perforated facade of grey brick. House for a Daughter in Ho Chi Minh City  is split into two zones, one for a family who will frequently visit the house and another for their daughter who

The post Perforated brick facade shades a house in Vietnam with a triple-height atrium appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Greenery is often “sole legitimisation” for unsustainable buildings says Céline Baumann

October 31, 2019 India Block 0
Celine Baumann Parliament of Plants

Plants will be used to greenwash developments until landscape architecture is given a bigger role in urban planning says French landscape architect Céline Baumann. Baumann, whose work is one of 40 visions for the future of architecture currently on display at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, warned that plants on buildings are often

The post Greenery is often “sole legitimisation” for unsustainable buildings says Céline Baumann appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Product Of The Week: An Unusual Sculptural Flower

October 27, 2019 HD Staff 0

If you haven’t heard of Romanesco broccoli, you are in for a treat. One of nature’s closest approximations of a fractal, this supercool flower is edible art. Get the seeds on Amazon. Recommended Reading:  32 Beautiful Indoor House Plants That Are Also Easy To Maintain

No Image

These Glass Vases Allow You To Watch Avocado And Oak Trees Grow From Seeds

September 19, 2019 Erin 0

London based design firm Ilex Studio, has created these glass vases that allows you to watch an Avocado plant or an Oak tree grow from a single seed. Pure and simple design, based on the principles of minimalism, timelessness, and functionality, allows the observation of the avocado seed as it matures, giving an insight into […]

No Image

Wedding chapel by Wilson Architects will slowly become overgrown with vines

September 14, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Kooroomba Chapel by Wilson Architects

Creeping plants will eventually overtake the hollow timber walls of this chapel by in Queensland by Wilson Architects, so it looks like a ruin amid a landscape of lavender fields. The non-denominational Kooroomba Chapel was built for the Kooroomba Lavender Farm & Vineyard in Mount Alford,  Australia, as a wedding and events space. Wilson Architects imagined

The post Wedding chapel by Wilson Architects will slowly become overgrown with vines appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Tropical plants cover villas at Wyndham Garden Phú Quốc resort in Vietnam

August 31, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Wyndham Garden Phú Quốc resort by MIA Design Studio

Plant-covered rooms surround private swimming pools at Wyndham Garden Phú Quốc, a holiday resort that MIA Design Studio is building on Vietnam’s largest island. Ho Chi Minh City-based MIA Design Studio has completed the first of more than 150 villas that are being constructed on the seven-hectare site, which is located to the south of

The post Tropical plants cover villas at Wyndham Garden Phú Quốc resort in Vietnam appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

WOHA to bring “lush tropical oasis” to the desert for Dubai Expo 2020

August 29, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Singapore Pavilion for Dubai Expo 2020 by WOHA

WOHA has revealed visuals of the self-sufficient Singapore Pavilion for the Dubai Expo 2020, which will have plant covered walls and hanging gardens. Set to be built in the expo’s sustainability district, the pavilion will be designed to reflect Singapore’s determination to alleviate global warming and become “one of the greenest places in the world”. It

The post WOHA to bring “lush tropical oasis” to the desert for Dubai Expo 2020 appeared first on Dezeen.