Supertrees in Singapore - Vertical Gardens Go High Tech

I think we've well established by now that I love a vertical garden! I also love the flat land kind, so you can imagine how enthralled I am about the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. The installation is set to become the "botanical capital of the world" which means that I'm going to have to put my tukas on a plane and go see it.

I'll blog the gardens at a later point, right now I want to oooh and ahhh over the Supertrees. These structures range from 9 to 16 stories tall and some of them have been outfitted with solar panels to power night lighting. The Supertrees also harvest rainwater to re-use on the plantings.

Bonus points for beautiful night lighting and projection. These remind me of the Boston Treepods I blogged a few weeks ago.

Supertrees under construction in Singapore

Designer rendering of night lighting effects

Supertree bromeliads and ferns

Supertrees lit up at night - lovely!

Vertical Gardens - Replay Store, Barcelona

As if all the Gaudi in the vicinity wasn't enough temptation, I'm ready to pack my bags for Barcelona so I can ogle this vertical garden installation by Michael Hellgren for Replay Stores in person.

The artist/designer notes that this vertical garden installation was a little more challenging because the top half of the wall receives lots of direct sun while the bottom half receives none, requiring a whole different set of plants in each area.

Visit Michael Hellgren's website for more lushness.

Vertical Gardens - Yoyogi Village, Tokyo

I think what I find so intriguing about vertical gardens is that they appeal to my desire for 360 degree immersion.  Creating spaces is, for me, about ambiance.  What I want out of a space (especially a creative one) is the attention to detail that a designer thought about more than just what was at eye level.  I want the sounds, lighting, textiles and entire design sensibility to take me someplace, to define a moment/experience for me.

The vertical garden designed for Yoyogi Village defines a lush and peaceful space and also provides a scenic backdrop from the Code Kurrku restaurant and conference spaces. Not only does the vertical garden provide fresher, moister air to the facility, it also creates a noise buffer to make the space more relaxing.

Vertical Garden - Yoyogi Village

Vertical Garden - Yoyogi Village

Vertical Garden - Yoyogi Village

Vertical Gardens Slideshow

In a futile attempt to avoid doing my own yard work, I present a wonderful slide show of vertical gardens put together by Garden Design Magazine.

Linky

Some images just because posts with no eye candy are meh.

Highway overpass vertical garden by Patrick Blanc

Natura Towers vertical garden by Michael Hellgren

Smog Shoppe vertical garden by Jamie Durie

Naturwall - Vertical Gardening

Today's bit of coolness comes in the form of another vertical garden concept called Naturwall.  Yay! Gardens.

This vertical garden concept uses throw-away plastic coffee cups to create a wall of greenery - a great way to recycle AND grow fresh herbs for use in cooking!

Naturwall

Found on Behance.