Stefano Boeri Architetti covers Palazzo Verde in Antwerp with greenery
More than 1,000 plants adorn the exterior of the Palazzo Verde housing that Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has recently completed in Belgium.
The L-shaped residential block in Antwerp incorporates a total of 1,200 plants, 86 trees and 1,000 shrubs ? equating to 780 square metres of greenery.
Stefano Boeri Architetti has completed the Palazzo Verde housing in Antwerp
Palazzo Verde, which translates as Green Palace, was designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti as a green landmark for a wider masterplan in the city called Nieuw Zuid.
Nieuw Zuid, which is being overseen by local developer Triple Living, will include other apartment buildings by the likes of David Chipperfield and Shigeru Ban when complete.
The building incorporates more than 1,000 plants "The client envisioned the project as a green spot, a green landmark for the Nieuw Zuid district," said the studio's founder Stefano Boeri.
The size and layout of Palazzo Verde were dictated by the masterplan, which was drawn up by the Italian firm Studio Associato Bernardo Secchi Paola Viganò.
The facade is broken up by balconies
All of the plants and trees used throughout the building are native species, chosen as "a continuation of the existing ecological context", according to project director Hana Narvaez.
"The studio performs a thorough site analysis, often with the guidance of our consultants, in this case, Laura Gatti, to ensure that the chosen species follow a set of parameters," Nar...
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