Anatomy of a green façade
10/26/2009
For more than 40 years, botanist Patrick Blanc has been developing the "mur végétal". It seems that the time has come to pay tribute to his wide-ranging work.
Hotel Athanaeum, London
| Stylepark-ID: | 60.7269.00007 |
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| Categories: | Exterior walls / Facades ›Facades ›Green facades |
Product description
The vertical garden at the Athenaeum, which is eight stories tall, has 260 plant species and more than 12,000 plants. Eighty percent of the plants at the Athenaeum are evergreen; 20 percent are seasonal. They are planted according to environmental dema
nds - those that need more sun, for example, go up top. Ferns go below, where there's more shade.
All pictures: Hotel Athanaeum, London, Great Britain
Designer: Patrick Blanc
