The first tenants have moved into Italian architect Stefano Boeri's Easyhome Huanggang Vertical Forest City Complex, the first of his vertical forest towers to open in China.
People began moving into the residential part of the development, which covers 4.54 hectares and is composed of five towers in total, a few weeks ago.
The complex's two residential towers are 80 metres high and covered in more than 400 trees, as well as other plants and greenery.
The tower has both open and closed balconies
Located in Huanggang in China's Hubei province, the plant-covered towers are a new kind of vertical forest that combine open and closed balconies, according to the studio.
Vertical forests are a building type invented by Boeri with facades covered with trees and plants. Existing vertical forest buildings by his studio, Stefano Boeri Architetti, usually feature just open balconies. The structure of the Chinese complex was designed so that the foliage on the balconies would "fit perfectly" into the facade design.
The vertical forest tower is covered in over 400 trees
"The Huanggang version is characterised by the presence of openable bow windows with indoor plants that on their cover host a balcony with a pot for large trees," studio founder Boeri told Dezeen.
This design will ensure that the tenants are surrounded by trees.
"The design allows an excellent view of the tree-lined facades, enhancing the sensorial experience of the greenery and integrating the p...