Vo Trong Nghia Architects worked their bamboo magic on a slender residence in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City. In a bid to add green space in the city’s increasingly dense concrete jungle, the architects installed giant bamboo-filled planters to the building’s street-facing facade. Located in the city’s colorful and bustling central urban district, the House in District 1 uses the green screens for privacy, air purification, shading, and visual appeal. From the street, the House...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/giant-bamboo-planters-protect-a-ho-chi-minh-city-home-from-the-sun-and-rain
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