La Repubblica publishes an article titled The Four Seasons of Bosco Verticale, emphasizing the chromatic and formal changes that characterize the facades of Boeri Studio’s Bosco Verticale, thanks to the presence of plants and trees, which, depending on the time of year, change the aesthetics of the building.
Bosco Verticale, built in Milan in the Porta Nuova area, consists of two towers that are respectively 80 and 112 metres high, housing a total of 800 trees (480 first and second stage trees, 300 smaller ones, 15,000 perennials and/or ground covering plants and 5,000 shrubs, providing an amount of vegetation equivalent to 30,000 square metres of woodland and undergrowth, concentrated on 3,000 square metres of urban surface.
The variations in colour and shapes of the plants produce a tremendous iridescent landmark in every season and it is highly recognizable even at a distance. In just a few years this characteristic has resulted in the image of the Vertical Forest becoming a new symbol for Milan. This principle of variation also acts in relation to the different treatments applied on the sides of the towers and the various floors, where the choice and distribution of the plants and trees reflects both aesthetic and functional criteria applied in order to adapt to the direction and heights of the facades.
The development of the botanical component, the result of three years of studies conducted together with a group of botanists and ethologists, preceded the lifecycle of the building complex since it started in summer 2010 when the plants destined to be installed in the towers were in fact cultivated in a special botanical “nursery” in order to get them used to living in conditions similar to those found in their eventual homes.
To read the full article: https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/01/12/news/le_quattro_stagioni_del_bosco_verticale_grattacielo_di_ghiaccio_foliage_e_tripudio_di_verde-421863435/