Green Cube

A proposal for the upcoming Ecobuild offers a vegitectural flair to (via Building) "Capita Symonds has unveiled plans for a “living building” at Ecobuild, designed jointly by the group's landplanning division Capita Lovejoy and Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winner Patrick Collins. The 10m x 10m x 8m “green cube” structure has been designed to highlight the importance of green infrastructure in the built environment."


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"It is the first time a “living structure” of this scale has been attempted at the show and the first time that the various “living wall” technologies have been combined in a single project. The project will feature more than 50 species of plants, including indigenous and ornamental evergreen perennials, grasses and ferns."