GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
HANGING GARDENS AT THE JAKOB FACTORY IN SAIGON
Alongside the growth in sustainable building design , green walls are increasingly being seen in many of the world ’ s towns and cities , with the facades absorbing carbon dioxide , binding dust and air pollutants , dampening noise and reducing energy consumption thanks to a combination of shading and water evaporation .
In the north of Saigon , Vietnam ’ s financial center and largest city , Jakob ’ s new production facility is one such building . The architects ( rollimarchini AG in Switzerland and G8A in Vietnam ) developed a concept that would meet both climatic and sustainability challenges , using a combination of modern materials and local traditional building techniques .
Incorporating naturally ventilated and shaded areas as well as simple fans , the design also incorporated green walls , with planters suspended from stainless steel wire ropes and nets . The green walls not only shade the interior spaces and filter pollutants from the air , but they also lower the building temperature through evaporation .
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