Like every year, when summer is ending, I think how nice it would be to have a house with a winter garden; as I'm a person who likes torrid climates and equatorial vegetation, the idea of being able to live 365 days a year in a tropical jungle would be my highest aspiration.
In the past, country houses often used to have conservatories and gardens where they could grow the most delicate plants and the most tasty fruits at any latitude. The British have always been fond of winter gardens; actually , among the most important structures ever carried out is the Crystal Palace, built for the London Great Exhibition in 1851.
The architect Joseph Paxton realized the biggest and lightest structure in the world, over 100.000 covered square yards, designed to amaze and to hold every kind of plant and exhibit!
At present the passion for the indoor green hasn't disappeared, in fact it has reached its highest levels thanks to futuristic architectures.
In Singapore the “Four Seasons Winter Garden” has been built with grand intentions; rewarded as the best building in the world in 2012, the whole complex occupies almost 250 acres and in its two conservatories it holds hotels, restaurants and a lot of different natural landscapes.
The contemporary version of the winter garden is definitely the “vertical gardens” speaking of interior or “vertical wood” speaking of cities.
The greatest artist of green walls is certainly Patric Blanc, who has created amazingly beautiful natural systems all over the world!
If you have decided to introduce such an important green element in your house, you can realize it in plenty of ways!
Let's start from a quite timid approach; if you aren't 100% convinced about the feasibility of the project or if all the plants die when you get near them, the solution studied by Mea Mea could be just what you need. You don't need to remember to water them and you don't even have to speak to them!
For those that feel a bit bolder but don't want a “demanding” wall: the project designed by Miguel Nelson could be what you want!
Tiny hanging pockets that you can modulate to reach any dimension!
If you are fond of recycling and are happy when you can recycle broken objects and abandoned bottles, this idea will make you crazy!
An opportunity to decorate a wall with a touch of design mixed with a green spirit can be found in the very original suggestion by Jackson&Perkins; almost a living wallpaper!!
if you want to venture into more sizable proportions, the website
http://www.plantsonwalls.com
proposes modular kits that grant remarkable dimensions!
http://www.plantsonwalls.com
proposes modular kits that grant remarkable dimensions!
A vegetable wall can also be used to separate rooms or as a part of a sitting area; the Belgian designer Jiri Vermeulen has studied the karoo module to give your imagination any opportunity!
Of ecological inspiration is also the project of the Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology (CASE) that has developed projects of a modular green wall that can purify the air of offices, hotels and wide spaces, considerably reducing the waste of energy. Very futuristic!
Tip for the most greedy: why not take a mushrooms box?
While I'm waiting to construct my wall, here's my advice: don't neglect your vertical garden too much or you won't be able to get into your house anymore!
Stay tuned!
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