WHAT WE'RE READING: Vertical forest residential towers by Stefano Boeri in Milan
March 7th, 2013
March 7th, 2013
This article is more than a year old and may contain information that is out of date. Sorry about that.
, or ‘vertical forest’ in translation from Italian, is a new project under construction in Milan. The two residential towers are designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti. The structures incorporate 900 trees between three and nine metres tall into their design, as well as an extensive range of shrubs and floral plants. If spread over flat land, the foliage on each Bosco Verticale tower would equate to an area of 10,000 square metres of forest. For more information about the project, visit: Stefano Boeri
RELATED ON THE MODERN HOUSE
A Modern Way to Live: our co-founder Matt Gibberd on light
House Style with Charlotte Taylor
Issue No.2 of The Modern House Magazine is here
Galleries and outdoor cultural spaces reopening this April
Gardener’s Diary: what seeds to sow in spring
New C20 Society book and lecture celebrate Alison and Peter Smithson
Architect Christophe Egret on what it means to build well-designed new homes