Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has designed vertical farm that redefines the conventional skyscraper. The building is mix used of commercial and residential and this 132 story complex conceptually focuses on creating complete self-sustaining organism that utilize solar, wind and water energies. The metal and glass facade inspired by dragonfly exposes appropriate amount of sun and wind conditions and filer rain water to nutrient soils. This conceptual design would suggest new look of high rise in different cities. At the moment Dubai has been mentioned to be most appropriate site to be locate experimental building.
In personal opinion this project should be highly praised as maximizing the advantage of high rise building and the use of metabolic approach of sustainable environment. Imagine this kind of building standing in the middle of New York city. It can function as gigantic artificial tree that provide useful resource to surrounding urban condition - clean air, solar heat gain, wind energy system and water filtering function!
But the question remains, is it aesthetically acceptable?
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