Wall of Planters Shades And Ventilates House; A New Kind of Living Wall

treehugger.com 15 Jun '12, 2pm

Wall of Planters Shades And Ventilates House; A New Kind of Living Wall

When I first saw this house in Ho Chi Minh CIty on Homedit , I had no idea how tall it was and thought it was huge. But it's not; those aren't balconies, they are planters, which do a wonderful job of shading the house, allowing for cross ventilation, providing privacy and acting as vertical planters. Homedit /via Homedit calls it a "Tube House", evidently a style of very narrow, very deep houses that have been around since the 1400s. Homedit /via Designed by Vo Trong Nghia for a warm climate, some of the walls are not enclosed at all, the planters and plants are the wall. Other areas have folding doors in front. What a good idea, it serves so many functions at once. A living wall without the high tech, where you can plant just about anything. More images at Vo Trong Nghia ">Homedit.

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@EkhoTR » 07 Jul '12, 7pm
"Tube House" uses planters to create a unique living wall [link]
@marksburgunder » 28 Jun '12, 10pm
What a lovely idea: "Wall of Planters Shades And Ventilates House; A New Kind of Living Wall" [link]
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@KnibbDesign » 19 Jun '12, 12am
Forget curtains, & in some cases forget the walls, this house uses plants. Beautifully: [link]
@JonliWater » 18 Jun '12, 6pm
living green wall in Vietnam, very cool! [link] [link]
@TreeHugger » 18 Jun '12, 6pm
What a good idea! A living wall without the high tech, where you can plant just about anything. [link]
@rosewrite » 18 Jun '12, 6pm
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@envworks » 18 Jun '12, 4pm
Saves on space too! [link] [link]
@tesscobrien » 18 Jun '12, 1pm
Another high design living wall article from @Treehugger today! Looks so serene... [link]
@vickysanderson » 18 Jun '12, 1pm
Planters like you've never seen before [link]
@DesignrockUK » 18 Jun '12, 12pm
Vertical planters provide privacy, shade & ventilation - [link] - a living wall without the high tech...
@Ecolumberjill » 18 Jun '12, 1am
@mkaufmann [link]
@fgmngardenstyle » 17 Jun '12, 6am
Hmm another good idea to add to my ideal home book, should we decide to move & build a new home. Would work well... [link]
@Ecolumberjill » 16 Jun '12, 11pm
This is f'ing fantastic! Walls and walls of plants shade, filter and ventilate this apartment building! [link]
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Sweet house planters! [link]
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Vertical gardening doubling up as ventilation! [link]
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@EcoMyths » 15 Jun '12, 7pm
Here's some cool green inspiration for home design-loving peeps – screen windows w/ plants insteada shades - [link]
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AWZM!!! / Here is a great way to keep out the sun and plant a vertical garden [link]
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LOVE RT @TreeHugger -Window shades made of plants! This gorgeous home design puts a new twist on living walls [link]
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If we had more light here these would be heavenly curtain replacements...via@TreeHugger [link]
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@TreeHugger » 15 Jun '12, 4pm
How would you like your window shades to be made of plants? This gorgeous home design puts a new twist on living walls [link]
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