"I'm lost in Paris" by R&Sie(n) architects, constructed in 2008, completed the design of a private laboratory, which was built with twelve hundred hydroponic ferns and three hundred glass blown pods. Assembled on a flexible structure away from the facade, the fern/pod system is designed so that each of these plants collects rainwater through a drip system. The glass blown pods also reflect natural light into the interior spaces of the building.
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants using mineral solutions. It does not require soil.
This is a sustainable solution for not only collecting water but also natural light generation. If a similar method was implemented within the courtyard design for my project two, it would not only create a more aesthetic natural atmosphere amongst a contrasting built environment, but would generate a better quality of life as people are more positively stimulated within naturally lit spaces.
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