West, protected from the sun by laminated wood sections that support a “double green skin” with mature climbing plants.
A great “horizontal” cantilever roof that serves as an end of the building and protects the large balcony of the upper floor from the western sun
There's more information on the building here .
TreeHugger also has an interesting article on eleven renowned buildings boasting green walls.
Construct Ireland publish an in-depth feature on 'living' architecture last year.
TreeHugger has an interesting commentary - with some great photos and diagrams accompanying - on an Enrique Browne-designed office building in Concepción, Chile that features a spectacular green wall. TreeHugger explains:
A free plant “volume” that looks to the East, North and
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Lenny Antonelli is deputy editor of Passive House Plus. He also writes regularly for the Irish Times, and has contributed to a variety of other publications including the Sunday Times, the CS Monitor, Village, the Sunday Tribune amd the Dubliner. He is currently working on a radio documentary on Ireland's oceans.
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