Green facade structures take the concept of eco-living to a whole new level. These types of buildings not only incorporate sustainable measures into the buildings, but also make the entire design look like a garden.
Eco-friendly living is becoming increasingly important in today's society. With global warming becoming a concern, many designers are starting to thinking about sustainability along with functionality. These green facade structures outwardly show this concept, with plants and more growing from their walls.
The examples range in design, including homes built into a growing hillside to planters attached to an old wall. Those looking to show their reduced carbon footprint should think about incorporating green designs into their homes and workspaces. Every little effort can help to a healthier environment.
12 Green Facade Structures
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Hill-Hugging Carports
The Peter Kunz Architektur Garage Studio is Cleverly Designed
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LEGO-Inspired Architecture
Turkish Company Designnobis Presents the D-Eco Brick
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Environmentally Integrated Architecture
EcoNET Challenges Current Building Practices
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Brilliant Bendable Benches
Daniel Pearlman Makes Outdoor Furniture Interactive and Stylish
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Stacked Green Structures
This House by Vo Trong Nghia in Vietnam Makes the Most of Limited Space
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Modern Ziggurat Architecture
Tiago Viegas' Crea Building Challenge Channels Ancient Cultures
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Sustainable Growing Structures
Vegitecture Turns a Blank Wall into a Garden
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Serrated Greenery Facades
The Firma Casa is Designed with Sustainability in Mind
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Sci-Fi Retail Centers
The L’atoll Angers Shopping Mall is Inspired by the Future
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Elaborate Embryonic Architecture
Garden of Delights Explores the Anatomical Evolution of Buildings
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Gyrating Greenchitectures
The Louisiana Pavilion by 3XN Architects is a Mean Green Design
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Grass-Powered Buildings
Puzzle-Piece Grass Could Be the Future of Eco Architecture
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The ONCO Capsule House Concept is Sleek and Minimal
Greenery-Sheathed Architecture Offices
This Building Will House the Offices Of 'VTN Architects'
Nature-Inspired Solar Panel Trees
New World Wind Develops the Aeroleaf Hybrid Technology
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Indoor Organic Waste Gardens
The Conceptual BOSCH Eco-Hub by Batuhan Duran is Sustainable
Hydroponic Plant-Growth Ecosystems
The Square Greens Pod is a Compact Device to Cultivate Food
Future Building Material Exhibitions
The Farrell Centre Debuts Its Inaugural Exhibition
Corrugated Metal Barn-Like Houses
StudioAC Designs a New Home Overlooking Devil's Glen
Plant-Powered Air Purifiers
The 'Flora' Decorative Air Purifier is Made with Natural Materials
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Garden-Centering Urban Townhouses
This Vietnamese Home's Layout is Arranged Around an Inner Garden
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Ambient Energy Harvesting Planters
This Hydroponic Planter System Encourages Interaction
Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
This Lush Green Terminal is Powered By Renewable Energy
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
Sustainable German Homes
Atelier Kaiser Shen Design a Sustainable & Clean Home in a German Village
Corn Cob-Made Wall Cladding
StoneCycling and Studio Nina van Bart Design the CornWall
Flax Fiber Floating Homes
The Conceptual 'Blue Nomad' Floating Home is Sustainable
Wooden Offcut Facades
Kolman Boye Architects Practice Sustainability with This New Project
Sphere-Shaped Skyscrapers
The 'Skyscraper City of Tiankeng' Has Different Microclimate Spheres
Floral Field-Inspired Townhomes
Tariq Khayyat Design Partners Designs the Fold in Dubai
Mockup-Inspired Garden Structures
New Affiliates & Samuel Stewart-Halevy Create Testbeds
Trapezoidal Concrete Forest Homes
Ksa Studený Designs a New Home Looking Over a Forest
Wildlife-Embracing Jungle Homes
This House is Fully Exposed to the Costa Rican Jungle
Geometric Structural Forest Homes
The C House by GetAway Projects has a Half-Hexagonal Shape
Hempcrete-Accented Patchwork Facades
Cathie Curran Designs the Hempcrete Mewshouse
Integrated Garden Designs
Ludwig Godefroy Champions "Habitable Gardens" in Mexico
Transparent Climate Classrooms
Forma Transforms a Century-old Glasshouse in Copenhagen
Tree-Inspired Solar Panel Systems
The SolarBotanic Energy Tree Works in Public or Private Spaces
Transparent Shell-Covered Houses
FGMG Designs the Casa Brisa in the Town of Campinas
Rejuvenated Retail Buildings
This Vietnamese Building Will Feature Lush Native Greenery
Bamboo Artist Residencies
Studio Array's Farm 8 Project Fuses the Old with the New
Urban Structural Street Furniture
BLUE Architecture Studio Designs the Symbiotic Urban Furniture
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Town-Like Classroom Designs
Atelier Apeiron Designs the Kindergarten of Museum Forest Building
Gridded Urban Apartment Blocks
Office for Strategic Places Designs La Carboneria Block
Rotating Bamboo Screen-Cladded Studios
11.29 Studio Uses Rotating Screens Around Painting Space
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Farm-Inspired Guest Houses
Kaja Kühl Designs Two Guest Houses in Upstate New York
Award-Winning Housing Designs
Hong-En Lin Emphasizes the Importance of Clean Water Access
Park-Surrounded Interconnected Homes
Atelier Data Designs the Praia Grande House in Portugal
Chic Modern-Industrial Buildings
YN Studio Designs a Slick Facade in Gillett Square
Solar Rainwater-Storing Roofs
Researchers in the Netherlands are Developing 'Blue-Green Roofs'
High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Open-Plan Natural Material Houses
Architecture for London Designs the New Primrose Hill House
Garden Oasis Renovated Homes
Sam Crawford Architects Designs the Hidden Garden House
Bio-Based Compact Housing
Woonpioniers Designs the Sustainable Sprout Ruben & Marjolein House
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Rejuvenated Former Bank Buildings
This Dutch Building Now Boasts Solar Panels & Insect Hotels
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
Saunders Architecture Designs the Y House in Alberta
Social Network-Encouraging Homes
Ignacio G Galán and OF Architects Design a Madrid Home
Off-Grid Self-Sufficient Island Homes
Vollebak and Bjarke Ingels Design the Earth House in Canada
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
Sustainably Built Canopied Buildings
Kevin Daly Architecture Designs a Foundation's Headquarters
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Balanced Grass-Topped Homes
RO_AR Designs a Beautiful Dwelling in the Czech Republic
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Energy-Neutral Media Pavilions
AMDL Circle Designs the Novartis Pavilion in Basel, Switzerland
Eco-Friendly Glass Claddings
This Fire-Resistant Cladding Material is Made From Recycled Glass
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Forest Nestled Vaulted Homes
Earthscape Studio Designs the Wendy House Located in Kerala
Geodes-Inspired Buildings
Grimshaw and Architekton Design the Walton Center of Planetary Health
Medieval Cottage Steel Extensions
Greenaway Architecture Adds to the Watercress Cottage
Luxe Car-Focused Residence Designs
Erin Sander Design Creates the Greenway Parks Home
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Fish Scale-Resembling Facades
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Designs the Istanbul Modern
Warehouse-Transformed Homes
Fala Atelier Designs the House of Many Faces in Porto
Biodiversity-Supporting Homes
Miguel Mesa del Castillo Collaborates on a Climate-Friendly Home
Green-Tinged German Villas
Studio Alexander Fehre Updates an Old Villa in Stuttgart
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Mirrored-Detailed Garden Cafes
IDIN Architects Designs Structures for Nana Coffee Roasters
Biodiverse Suburban Homes
Andrés Jaque & Miguel Mesa del Castillo Design the Rambla Climate-House
Living Plant DIY Chairs
Front/ Highlights Themes of Nature with the Green Hideaway Chair
Greenery-Sheathed Libraries
This Library Building Features Generous Plantings Of Native Species
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
Wooden Louvres Family Homes
3dor Concepts Designs the Slab Home in Kerela, India
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Artful Climate-Themed Installations
Michael Pinsky & Studio Bark Unveil the Making a Stand Design
Self-Cooling Exterior Buildings
Modu Creates the Promenade Building to Control Air Temperature
Juxtaposing Garden Home Designs
Studio North Designs the Custom Garden Garage in Calgary
Steel-Cladded Social Housing
Christ & Gantenbein Creates a Block of Social Housing in Paris
Tranquil Functional Home Designs
Atelier Varun Goyal Designs the Modern Courtyard House
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Climbing Plant-Wrapped Homes
Anarchlab Designs the Nevogilde House in Porto with Unique Screen
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Perforated Brickwork Office Buildings
Tropical Space Designs the Premier Office in Vietnam
Wind-Responsive Panel Pavilions
Fernanda Ahumada & FREE Design the National Biodiversity Pavilion
Glass Bridge-Connected Small Homes
PJCArchitecture Finishes a Micro-Home Design in Ecuador
Greenery-Filled Skyscraper Terrarium
ODA Presents a Look at the Terrarium Cheong-Dam Design
Carbon Concrete Cubic Buildings
Henn and the Technical University of Dresden Design the Cube
Greenery-Topped Winery Designs
This Czech Winery Complex Pays Tribute to its Green Surroundings
Elevated Garden-Filled Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the New Cloud 11 Building in Bangkok
Ergonomic Latticed Sofa Designs
Eva Schildt Designs the Gardener's Sofa for Design House
LED-Wrapped Airport Renovations
Prague's Airport is Getting a Sustainable and High-Tech Update
Expansive School Bamboo Canopies
CollectiveProject Creates a Canopy at Talaricheruvu Rural School
All-Electric Restaurant Concepts
This Chipotle Restaurant Design Harnesses Wind & Solar Power
Traditional Garden-Inspired Cultural Centers
Open Architecture Designs the Shanfeng Academy
Perforated Granite-Detailed Museums
The Chengdu Natural History Museum Gets a New Look
Forested Residential Buildings
GAAGA Designs the Forest Bath Building Framed by Tree Trunks
Perforated Light-Passing Art Installations
The Volvo Circle Pavilion Uses Tyvek Facades
Cutout Roof Cement-Clad Homes
Edition Office Designs a Home with a Focus on Tree Views
Hotel-Based Garden Terraced Columns
WOHA Designs the Pan Pacific Orchard with Garden Terraces
Stunning Ecuadorean Skyscrapers
This New Skyscraper is Inspired By Local Architecture & Culture
Green Tiled Extended Residences
Madam Architectuur Designs the Sofie House in Belgium
Apple Tree-Surrounding Glass Homes
ACDF Architecture Designs a Modern Home Around a Tree
Sustainable Cubic Homes
Appels Architekten Designs a New Wooden Home in Germany
Perforated Facade Urban Home
Paperfarm Designs the Contemporary Veil House in Taiwan
Climate-Managing Greenhouse Concepts
Salazar Sequero Medina Designs the Livable Greenhouse Home
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Minimal Urban City Apartments
GRT Architects Designs the East Village Apartment in NY
Green-Timber Glad Office Spaces
Oslotre Designs the Lumber 4 on an Industrial Foundation
Office Building Rainbow Facades
SAKO Architects Designs the Vertical Rainbow Office Building
Energy-Efficient Headquarter Buildings
The New 'Bench' Building Prioritizes Sustainable Design
London-Based Garden Roofscapes
James Corner Field Operations Designs a Roof Garden in London
Planted Balcony Home Designs
4site Architects Designs the House of Greens in Bangalore
Mirrored Panel Tropical Gardens
Research Artistic Design + Architecture Designs the Frame Garden
Blocky Stone Perimeter Homes
Pema Studio Designs the Dense Enclosed Forte House in Portugal
Clear Glazing Compact Residences
IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
Basketry-Informed University Facades
Heatherwick Studio Designs a Building for Universidad Ean
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Blackened Wooden Facade Homes
Annie Barrett and Hye-Young Chung Design the Centered Home
Compact Infill Residences
Gró Works Designs an Infill Home in Dublin, Ireland
Lantern-Like Tea House Pavilions
Grau Architects Designs the Tea House Pavilion by the Lake
Greenery-Surrounding Cabins
MAP Architecture Designs the Creek Cabin to Blend to the Wetlands
Mirrored Steel Solar Farms
Bilgin Architects Designs the Central Control Building in Turkey
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Eco-Friendly Antarctic Research Buildings
The 'Discovery Building' Aims to Cut Carbon Emissions
Preserved Townhome Concrete Facades
Rieder Joins Faerber on Preserving an Original Structure
Heritage Building-Blending Solar Panels
Dyaqua Designs the New Invisible Solar Panels
Terracotta-Clad University Faculties
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Completes New Art Faculty
Lantern-Topped Sleek Workshops
Cabinet Designs the Gardeners House in a Park in Geneva
Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Frame House in Ljubljana
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Tree-Inspired Panelled Workspaces
Hood Design Studio Creates a New Campus in Silicon Valley
Metal Sheet-Facade Book Stores
Wutopia Labs Designs the Shanghai Book City with a Dynamic Facade
Solar-Powered Vineyard Buildings
This Vineyard's Visitor Center Will Benefit From Solar Arrays
Interwoven Nature Screen Homes
Giles Miller Studio Designs the Woven House in Kent, England
Asia-Based Wooden Buildings
Toyo Ito Designs the Gaia Building at the NTU in Singapore