'I have become a complete plant nerd.' Buildings that incorporate plants, outdoor space and natural ventilation are growing in popularity, especially in places where these features are hard to come by.
Buildings that incorporate plants, outdoor space, large windows and natural ventilation are growing in popularity
Completed last year, the Eden development in Singapore has cantilevered balconies filled with tropical plants. VIDEO: HEATHERWICK STUDIOWaiting out the pandemic in a high-rise apartment close to the center of a major international city has been a relatively calm experience for Kenny Yeo. Last year, the 32-year-old marketing director bought his first property in London’s Canary Wharf neighborhood, one of the city’s two main financial districts.
The apartment is in the Wardian London development, two newly-built towers of 50 and 55 stories which are crammed with greenery. In total they contain 100 different species of exotic plants from around the world, with a lobby which resembles an opulent greenhouse and a swimming pool fringed with palm trees.
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