Some additional information from the site: "Horticultural Building Systems find their origin in early European sodden roofs, glasshouses, orangeries, ivy clad facades, espaliers, trellises, and have evolved through time to include modern greenhouses, engineered green roofs, living walls, bio-domes, sculpture, bioreactors, and cryogenic preservation chambers. For the purpose of this studio a horticultural building systems is understood as the instance where vegetation and an architectural system exist in a mutually defined, and intentionally designed relationship, that supports plant growth and an architectonic concept."
Another project involves the implementation of a concrete substrate for a living wall. Developed by Matt Brooke and Walter Cicack, the 'Earth Bank' is an innovative use of the porous nature of the material for creating viable habitat for plantings. The concept of testing new strategies is the genius of the studio - as it allows for a range of possible solutions to be investigated that can move the entire industry forward.
Additional information gives some background on the concept - which asks many of the questions that this site posits: "The rise of horticultural building systems in speculative and built architecture leaves many questions unanswered as each new site becomes a new experiment, with diverse variables from species selection to microclimate, substrates, architectural nuances, project scheduling, and design of horticultural system. A disparity exists between the ubiquity of “green” or vegetative building systems in architectural proposal, and what is actually known about the design, construction, and longevity of these systems. Currently, innovation for horticultural building systems like green roofs and living walls is almost entirely dependent on research and development made by private companies and individuals protected by patent. "
A final project is concept for a simple interior installation 'Growing Curtain' by Eva Peterson, showing a modular installation for growing vegetables in gravity fed assembly. The curtain consists of a " chain that directs water from the upper plant to the lower. Plants grow to meet each other as the curtain evolves. The modular, flexible vessels can be used individually or connected in a rhythmic series."
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