The information and news portal Monitor do Mercado dedicates an article to the city of Milan, and in particular to the Vertical Forest.
The article presents Milan as a global centre of fashion, design and finance, with a fusion of historical tradition and contemporary innovation. A significant example of this innovation is the Vertical Forest, the prototype-building of a new architecture of biodiversity, which places at the centre not only man, but the relationship between man and other living species.
The first case to be built, in Milan in the Porta Nuova area, consists of two towers, 80 and 112 m high, housing a total of 800 trees (480 first and second size trees, 300 smaller ones, 15,000 perennials and/or ground cover plants and 5,000 shrubs). A vegetation equivalent to that of 30,000 square metres of forest and undergrowth, concentrated on 3,000 square metres of urban area. The project is thus also a device to limit city sprawl induced by the search for greenery (each tower is equivalent to about 50,000 square metres of single-family houses).
In contrast to ‘mineral’ façades made of glass or stone, the vegetal screen of the Vertical Forest does not reflect or amplify the sun’s rays, but filters them, generating a cosy indoor microclimate without harmful effects on the environment. At the same time, the green curtain ‘regulates’ humidity, produces oxygen and absorbs CO2 and fine dust.
To read the full article: https://monitordomercado.com.br/noticias/188256-conheca-milao-a-cidade-que-inspira-a-moda-e-o-design-no-mundo-inteiro/