"The Green Wall" is a system which dynamically interacts with the environment and can be applied within any building structure. This may take the form of various shapes from organic to simple geometric. Broad changes in the desert day and night temperatures causes dew to form on the structure’s layers each morning. This provides an additional source of water for the plants. A skylight is located i
n the upper part of the structure providing the main source of light inside the structure during the day. Plants will completely occupy the space between the layers thereby limiting water leaving the structure. The electricity required for lighting, forced air flow and drip irrigation is derived from solar cells mounted on the upper portion of the structure. Experimental structure testing THE GREEN WALL concept at the Poznan Botanical Garden run by Adam Mickiewicz University. Work in progress, August/Sptember, 2014.
“The Green Wall” and “The Expanding Nature Series” projects combine our natural and cultural world on which we depend and are a part. The projects deal with the notion of space with the underlining idea of our need to cooperate with nature. The idea is to build a structure that interacts with the environment. Plants are incorporated into the overall shape of the structure referring to organic forms of life. This project is mostly dedicated to “DESERT HOUSE” (http://youtube/ZMTFYCQVNEs) which essentially combined the shape of a house and a tree. This concept also works well with other projects. An underlying concept included in these types of projects, is the practical idea of constructing layered structures containing plants which can be useful in hot climates. It is possible to design a structure that can protect its interior from the elements while maintaining a micro-climate with higher humidity and lower temperature inside the structure. Such a structure can support nearly any shape from geometrical to organic. This solution might be useful in small architecture structures and in larger, public utility structures as well. Interior space will be lighted with skylights. Light also enters through the structure’s layers. The concept of a living sculpture includes plants, grass and flowers which are placed onto the structure. The structure is then placed into the public sphere. This requires only watering and trimming which can be provided by spectators or volunteers. This effort produces a type of public ritual, instilling the feeling of empathy and a sense of responsibility within the community. This living organism requires care and attention so that it doesn’t perish and will not become a symbol of desolation. A work of art evoking social reaction and care is a certain requirement of our times. We must look after and care for the natural and cultural environment. Such is today’s requirement. Sculpture, especially in a social, urban context, cannot be a piece of "beautifying" matter, but often litters the urban and non-urban landscape. The work of art, as a symbolic instrument, is not a tool on which one can play well. Creating art is as non-perfect creation of life. This sculpture, especially in the classic Urban Jungle, is an important symbol of a necessary bond, which must be of particular importance in the mind of the architect or artist today. This bond is a last refuge. We must remember that this seemingly obvious bond connects us with nature. It’s nonsense to build cities where hundreds of thousands or millions live in an artificial, grounded space. The city of the future must be adapted to the natural environment within which we make the right solution in terms of aesthetics, energy, and function. Plants seems to be most part of our human world and also it serves the same other living organisms. Ecosystem cannot function properly without sustainable balance between inanimate matter and world of living organisms. The role of a man is not to spoil that balance as long as possible on this planet. So partly that’s the reason I’d like to incorporate plants into building structure because our coexistence is extremely important for both parties and for our survival in general. ADAM KALINOWSKI 2014
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