The Guardian publishes an article by Judith Jockel titled “A vertical forest growing in the Netherlands: in pictures,” entirely dedicated to the Wonderwoods Vertical Forest, designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti in Utrecht and completed in 2025.
Wonderwoods is a development created in the heart of Utrecht by Stefano Boeri Architetti and MVSA Architects, as part of the urban regeneration plan for Beurskwartier, the new pedestrian area adjacent to the Central Station.
In particular, the Wonderwoods Vertical Forest project by Stefano Boeri Architetti is a 104-meter tower that reinterprets the vertical forest model — characterized by a strong presence of trees and plants — in a mixed-use format. Following the Bosco Verticale in Milan and Trudo Vertical Forest (social housing) in Eindhoven, Wonderwoods Vertical Forest is the first vertical forest in the world to feature public functions open to citizens, with the goal of making this innovative architectural typology increasingly integrated into the urban fabric and accessible to all.
The article focuses on a visual storytelling of the project, from its connection to the ground and the city, to the shared green terrace on the seventh floor, and the link between the two towers — a bridge surrounded by vegetation.
With 360 trees and 50,000 plants from 30 native species, equivalent to the vegetation of one hectare of forest, Wonderwoods Vertical Forest hosts a high level of plant biodiversity and significantly contributes to improving urban quality of life: it absorbs carbon dioxide and fine dust, produces oxygen, and helps regulate the local microclimate.
To read the full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/jun/23/vertical-forest-tower-utrecht-netherlands