Italian design office Carlo Ratti Associati has unveiled designs for the Greenary, a renovated farmhouse that will be designed around a large and leafy 50-year-old Ficus tree. Rising to a height of nearly 33 feet tall, the perennial tropical plant would anchor the main living area while the various living quarters would be arranged around the upper canopy. The adaptive reuse project is the first step in CRA’s competition-winning master plan and factory for Mutti, one of the leading tomato brands...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/a-giant-tree-grows-inside-cras-renovated-farmhouse-proposal
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