Trees will grow on first ‘vertical street’
Instead of being the usual lifeless slab, a tower block to be built in Melbourne, Australia, will feature a green “vertical street”. Every sixth floor of the 35-storey building will have gardens planted with trees growing up to 10 metres tall. Triangular balconies and a jagged facade will slow the wind to stop rainwater being blown away. Instead it will be collected and used for watering the gardens and flushing toilets. The building, due to be completed by 2014, will need extra structural supports to hold the weight of all the soil. It…
