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- A habitable forest in Turin, Italy.
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The “25 verde” project designed by Luciano Pia is described explicitly in the words of its creator, “You can dream of a house or live in your dream”.
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The result is a residential complex the size of an urban block which makes targeted use of greenery and construction material in order to create a compact block of flats with a green filter through to the outside.
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Metallic structures rising like roots from the ground floor and growing up to the roof support the scaffolding-like balconies. The combination of the trunk shaped lattice as it twines its way through the vegetation and the larch shingle skin creates a unique, living façade.
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The sixty-three apartments in the building were designed in close relationship with the greenery in the outdoor spaces where the plants play a fundamental role in blocking out air pollution, sound-proofing the interior, creating an ideal microclimate and offsetting sudden changes in temperature.
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The use of greenery changes according to its position - on balconies, in garden-cum-courtyards, green terraces and hanging gardens. Most of the tree species are deciduous to let light into the apartments in winter and shade them in the summer.
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The project is energy efficient due to its kind of “coat” form of insulation made up of ventilated walls, protection from direct sunlight, heat pump air-conditioning and heating, rainwater harvesting for the plants in order to put life into this project and bring nature into the city.
Project: Arch. Luciano Pia, http://www.lucianopia.it/
Project and Structural Management of Public Works: Ing. Giovanni Vercelli -Turin
LANDSCAPE PLANNERS: LINEEVERDI (Dott. Agr. Stefania Naretto, Dott. Agr. Chiara Otella)- Turin
CLIENT: GRUPPO CORAZZA, MAINA COSTRUZIONI, DE-GA S.P.A.
CONTRACTING COMPANY: DE-GA S.p.A. - Turin
Gallery: Courtesy of Luciano Pia, http://www.lucianopia.it/