This Affordable Apartment Complex is Actually a Vertical Forest

This Affordable Apartment Complex is Actually a Vertical Forest

“Let’s be real, in terms of indoor plants, the most we’re lucky to have is a ficus in the window that we continually forget to water. But what if we could live in a vertical forest, lush and boiling over with foliage?

As humans, we benefit from vegetative, green environments both physically and psychologically. A plethora of studies have explored the benefits of having indoor plants (Texas A&M University found that people who spend time caring for nature are more likely to care for others). There’s even a restorative treatment called Forest Therapy that involves spending time in wooded areas for the purpose of enhancing health, wellness, and happiness.

A new social housing project by Stefano Boeri Architetti is capitalizing on this eco-nomenon. Trudo Vertical Forest in Eindhoven, Netherlands, mimics a traditional apartment building with 125 social housing units over 19 floors. The building was designed to house lower-income social groups, particularly young people…”

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https://www.themanual.com/living/vertical-forest-stefano-boeri-architetti-netherlands/