In the Bathyard Home, Husos Architects has demonstrated the value that certain humidity-loving plants can bring. At The Offices of Buck O’Neill Builders by jones | haydu, for example, a living wall draws and filters air through its variety of plants, before recycling it back into the space with a connected fan. It’s not only buildings’ exteriors where vertical farming can have a positive effect on air quality. ‘Demonstrating the possibility of vertical urban farming,’ introduces VTN Architects, its facade creates a ‘comfortable microclimate throughout the building, filtering sunlight and purifying the air.’ The Urban Farming Office building by VTN Architects, for example, aims to reverse the divergence of Ho Chi Minh City from its origins as a sprawling tropical forest. In order to address and reduce this, many new buildings tend to employ green facades.
Image © Hiroyuki OkiĪbsorbing and re-emitting the sun’s heat, urban infrastructure such as roads and buildings create a heat island effect. Save this picture! Urban Farming Office / VTN Architects.
