Milan, Italy · Completed 2014
| Location | Milan, Italy |
|---|---|
| Completed | 2014 |
| Height | 85 m (Tower D) and 117 m (Tower E) |
| Use | Residential |
| Structure | Leed gold |
| Developer |
Fondo Porta Nuova Isola) |
|---|---|
| Architect |
Boeri Studio (Stefano Boeri Architetti) |
| Structural engineer |
Arup |
| Other consultants |
Deems ZH Construction Company Deems |
Vertical Forest, Milan. All the maintenance and greening operations are managed at the condominium level in order to maintain control of the anthropic-vegetal balance. Irrigation is also centralized: the needs of the plants are monitored by a digitally and remotely controlled installation, while the necessary water is largely drawn from filtered effluent from the towers. All these solutions overcome the still essentially anthropocentric and technical concept of "sustainability" while moving in the direction of a new biological diversity. A few years after its construction, the Vertical Forest has given birth to a habitat colonized by numerous animal species (including about 1,600 specimens of birds and butterflies), establishing an outpost of spontaneous flora and fauna recolonization in the city. [Stefano Boeri]