Local Portuguese design studio Anarchlab creates the Nevogilde house located in Porto, which is made with a unique screen for climbing plants to grow casually over time. It is made up of iron bars as the supporting structures for the plants to grow and lean on. The house is found in the city's Largo de Novogilde neighborhood. The inside is made up of a large living space on the ground floor with a dining space and kitchen, with six bedrooms on the two floors above.
The studio talks about how the design was approached, stating that "The starting point was always the simplicity of the solution, the strong connection with the garden and wide and generous social areas for relaxing times with family and friends, all articulated with the pre-existence of an old stone house along a quiet square."
Image Credit: Anarchlab
What's Driving This Trend
- Climbing Plant Architecture
- Opportunities for architects and designers to create unique buildings that incorporate natural elements.
- Green Building Screens
- Opportunities for manufacturers to develop innovative screens and structures that support greenery on buildings.
- Living Wall Homes
- Opportunities for builders to specialize in constructing homes designed with living walls or screens to grow climbing plants.
Who This Affects Most
- Architecture
- The architecture industry can incorporate climbing plants into building designs to create unique and visually striking structures.
- Manufacturing
- Manufacturers can create screens and structures that support greenery on buildings to meet the growing demand for sustainable building innovations.
- Construction
- Designing and building homes with living walls or screens to grow climbing plants could create a new niche for construction companies specializing in sustainable and eco-friendly building practices.
