Italian top architect Boeri presents “Palazzo Verde” in Antwerp – Belgium
(Belga) In the Antwerp district of New South, the Italian top architect Stefano Boeri has played the “Palazzo Verde” designed by him. The apartment building was built in the style of the well-known “vertical forest” of Boeri and has several roof gardens and green terraces. In total there are 86 trees, 1,000 shrubs and 1,200 plants.
Boeri became famous with his “Bosco Verticale” in Milan, which featured two huge residential towers with about 900 trees and 15,000 shrubs. The “Palazzo Verde” is a little more modest, but certainly a landmark in the Nieuw Zuid district. “I think this project is one of the best ways to make our buildings greener and to answer the demand for more connection with nature, especially since the corona crisis,” says Boeri. “It’s not a huge building, but it could be a model for a lot of other buildings in the future.” Whoever buys one of the 66 apartments will be able to enjoy a real greenery, because the roof gardens are communal space. As an owner, you cannot simply decide to remove shrubs on your own green terrace: the green concept must also remain in the future. The design is not a small copy of the Boeri. “In any place where we create a ‘vertical forest’, we first check the climatic conditions and choose which plants to use,” he says. “Only then do we design the building ourselves.” According to project developer Triple Living, the apartments in the building were very popular with the sale. Yet it remains with one design by Boeri on Nieuw Zuid. “We choose to give each building its own identity by choosing a different architect,” says project leader Philippe Dansercoer. (Belgium)
Boeri became famous with his “Bosco Verticale” in Milan, which featured two huge residential towers with about 900 trees and 15,000 shrubs. The “Palazzo Verde” is a little more modest, but certainly a landmark in the Nieuw Zuid district. “I think this project is one of the best ways to make our buildings greener and to answer the demand for more connection with nature, especially since the corona crisis,” says Boeri. “It’s not a huge building, but it could be a model for a lot of other buildings in the future.” Whoever buys one of the 66 apartments will be able to enjoy a real greenery, because the roof gardens are communal space. As an owner, you cannot simply decide to remove shrubs on your own green terrace: the green concept must also remain in the future. The design is not a small copy of the Boeri. “In any place where we create a ‘vertical forest’, we first check the climatic conditions and choose which plants to use,” he says. “Only then do we design the building ourselves.” According to project developer Triple Living, the apartments in the building were very popular with the sale. Yet it remains with one design by Boeri on Nieuw Zuid. “We choose to give each building its own identity by choosing a different architect,” says project leader Philippe Dansercoer. (Belgium)