We visited in the fall, where the several pre-Alpine deciduous tree species were changing the color of their leaves as if somebody had blended in front of us the façade of the Pompidou Centre with the autumn beauty of a little tree-covered New England Hill. The street gives any visitor the perspective of the whole: coming down the street at a certain distance, one seems to enter a simulation where modern construction rationality blends with nature organicity. With 50 more trees on the courtyard, this urban forest is 200-trees-strong. See the forest and the trees: a forest condominiumįrom the street, approaching 25 Verde is quite an experience, as if Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers’ “inside-out” deconstructivism (attempted with iconic -and highly controversial- Pompidou Centre’s in central Paris had) been adapted to the residential aspirations of our times: a rational structure holding over 60 apartments and 150 full-grown trees of different local species in the 5-story height fashion of the area. The soothing experience seemed to attune to some traditional activities that have earned academic respect in the last years like “ forest bathing” or Shinrin-Yoku in Japanese, a meditative stroll on a proximity forest to benefit from both the meditative effect of walking in the woods and essential, volatile oils from plants that alter the activity of our chemical receptors (and hence, state some researchers, our mood).ĭesigned by architect Luciano Pia in the Northern Italian industrial city of Turin, in the area where Fiat started its car production activity, 25 Verde brings back innovation to the area, this time showing the possibilities of a “forest building” that is not shy of experimenting both aesthetically and in a subtle, circular inner functioning that blends neighbors with vegetation, celebrates the city’s four seasons with Vivaldi natural vigor, and reminds us of how poorly we have emulated some of nature’s most successful designs, from the complexities of a forest ecosystem to synthesize nutrients out of carbon dioxide and water.
All rights reserved.When we recently visited the courtyard of 25 Verde, the condominium of 63 wooden-shingle-clad apartments on a five-story, corten steel structure shared with 150 fully grown trees on huge pots, we were shocked by the transition from the noisy street in a city center to the tree-covered, calm interior. Play 13 challenging scenarios or make your own with the SimCity Scenario Creator.Inflict 9 disasters-including toxic clouds, plague of locusts, space junk, and a whirlpool.
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