PRODUCT LIBRARY
remaining open to the elements, the project has been conceived as an expansive landscape that changes with the seasons and the weather.
the two-story residence is complete with a large outdoor terrace.
the staircase comprises 630 pieces, which were assembled and glued on site, piece by piece.
the bridge was 70 meters in length with the two 20-meter-high towers linked by a passageway platform.
connections: +300
as stated above….clearly the designer DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IVY!!!
Paul has a point- ivy is actually very ugly & dull when seen from under the leaves – it’s rigid leaves cut out all light and air eventually. Virginia creeper on the other hand has the advantage of translucent leaves, colour in autumn and leaf loss in winter, when you want full sun and they flutter in the breeze. If you live in a meditterranean climate,grapes do all this and give you fruit and wine! All you need to get rid of rats in any creeper or vine is a houshold cat! I had the pleasure of living in a ficus creeper covered stable in Glenroy Road, Durban and was fascinated by the nightly wars on the ceiling between cockroaches and (imported) geckos…….
It’s time architects learned that Ivy is usually a menace. For one, it harbors rats. For another, it is rarely native where it is used. I’d suggest alternatives, but what is really needed is for all of us to start thinking in terms of the plants that grow natively where we design. Not only are natives better able to grow without excessive inputs like irrigation and fertilizer, they support other native plants and animals.
wow… its’ like a japanese version of OMA