Taking Vertical Gardens to a Whole New Level

Gaetano Pesce designed and built the plant-clad Organic Building in Japan which was completed in 1993.

The exterior is covered with steel-encased concrete panels glazed with a red finish that feature 'extruding pockets'. Inside these 'pockets' are fibreglass planters that contain more than 80 types of indigenous plants and trees selected in collaboration with Osaka horticulturists which are all irrigated via a computer-controlled hydrating system of mechanical pipes.

The red exterior is also in direct contrast to the surrounding neighbourhood grey uniformity.

Personally I find this design really interesting as it is different to a standard vertical garden where the plant boxes aren't seen. The Organic Building looks like a building with pot plants stuck along the walls making it quirky and fun and more importantly, environmentally friendly.