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KATOWICE PROJECT
About: Katowice is a city with a history of the mining and steel industry. Nowadays is facing an ecological transformation. The green façades of Mercure Katowice Centrum have already made a considerable impact as a symbol of the new image of Katowice as an example of 'sustainable hospitality'. These vertical gardens are irrigated with rainwater collected in the basement.
Design lines | Landscape design
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Two different façades, three orientations and more than 11,000 plants, with an organic and continuous design, which strategically combines the species so that the different textures, volumes and colors can be appreciated from the surface. the daily sun exposure varies in each orientation and the planting palette also.
Inspiration
Inspired by different marble patterns, the design lines can be perfectly seen for the texture, colurs and constrast of the different species. Also, diferences could be appreciated thought the seasons, which is an additional interest o these living walls.
Sunlight study with Revit to estimate the number of hours each orientation will receive, which species to use in each and the best position for them.
Mat-forming habit species with evergreen foliage as a’green carpet’ on the base, mixed with tufted or clump-forming accents. Also decidious or semi-evergreen species where used in matrices to introduce additional interest and seasonal changes.
