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Bosco Verticale: an overview
‘Bosco Verticale’ = vertical forest.
- The two blocks of flats are 30 minutes by foot from Milan’s 1..
Facts and figures
The two buildings are:
110 metres tall with 26 floors.
76 metres tall with 18 floors.
The balconies have been planted with:
900 trees.
- 20,000 2..
Advantages of the design
The greenery:
- gives the buildings an 3.appearance.
- removes bits of 4. from the air (pollution is bad in Milan).
controls humidity.
- provides 5. at warmer times of the year.
reduces noise.
Design and construction
Boeri Studio (architects) worked with botanists to choose the right trees and plants.
- Various species were positioned according to the amount of 6. they require.
- The biodiversity of the ‘living walls’ should draw birds as well as 7. to the area.
- 8.were used to move the plants into position .
Maintenance
The plants are watered using grey water (from sinks & showers); this is a sustainable solution
The vegetation belongs to management, who look after it (not the residents)
To reach the plants for maintenance, gardeners can either:
- go through the flats and onto the balconies, or come down using 9..
connected to a structure on the roof, if access is difficult .
Responses to the building
- The building was well received and won prizes, but also received some 10..
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