Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Green Walls


I have considered using Green Wall because of their beauty and to tie into the concept of cleaning the site - the idea that plants are going to reverse the effects of the Brett Oil company and help decontaminate the site. I was planning to have a green facade coving the warehouse elevations, because I liked the visual link between the river water and the plant life. This will be a visual aid for the use of Aquaponics within the building. However during the Interim crit Tom said it would be a stronger idea to retain the original paint rendered facade - with its white with primary coloured striped and the 'Lubricant' logo. In some way I agree because it will show how it used to be the old oil site and will give out a strong message about how it could be regenerated and brought back to life sustainably. I like the link between the origin of oil being created millions of years ago from plant life and vegetation under the sea, that has undergone lots of heat and pressure (like the distillery/ biogas process) to become oil for out use. To then use plants again in the cycle to clean the oil contaminated site shows a clear life cycle and the power of nature in our everyday lives. Maybe a compromise between keeping the out facade and incorporating section of green wall could be designed?


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"The plant wall has a real future for the well-being of people living in cities. The horizontal is finished - it's for us, but the vertical is still free, said patrick blanc, who, fascinated by plants that flourish without soil and in low light, went on to study this phenomenon at pierre & marie curie university in Paris and traveled to malaysia and thailand to observe how plants managed to grow on rocks or in forest underbrush. The research he has carried on at the french national center for scientific research is central to his work with plant walls, which thrive indoors using artificial lighting. A plant wall begins as a surface like a painting and as the plants grow it develops volume. It does not need to be trimmed and the density of the planting prevents weeds from sprouting. A wall he designed at the cartier foundation for contemporary art in paris has never been pruned. The use of artificial materials enables longevity. a wall in the living room of his house is 25 years old. Blanc never copies himself and has been careful to copyright his walls, like works of art. He prefers leaves to flowers and avoids plants with trailing vines. "I look at the architecture of leaves. I use plants with curves. When i am invited into museums to create permanent works, i am treated like an artist," he said, "meaning capable of choosing the plant sequences that will function together in the long run.
http://classics.understars.org/jargon.de.jour/

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