Cairo to Get the First Vertical Forest in Africa

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The construction of Africa’s first vertical forest is set to begin in 2021 near Cairo, the capital of Egypt. It will be located 30 miles east of the city in the country’s future administrative capital. The deadline for the project is in 2022.

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GROWING CONSTRUCTION – Easyhome Huanggang Vertical Forest 🔹 Le due torri residenziali sono un nuovo tipo di Bosco Verticale: i prospetti, infatti, adottano elementi a sbalzo interrompendo la regolarità dell’edificio e creando un movimento continuo e sempre nuovo, accentuato dalla presenza di alberature e arbusti selezionati tra le specie locali. La combinazione di balconi aperti e chiusi può adattarsi meglio all’esperienza di vita di diversi gruppi di abitanti generando uno spazio di transizione tra la natura e l’ambiente di vita umano. L’intervento, così disegnato, permette un’eccellente visione delle facciate alberate, valorizzando l’esperienza sensoriale della foresta e integrando il paesaggio vegetale alla scala architettonica. La disposizione irregolare dei balconi permette alle piante di svilupparsi liberamente in altezza e alle chiome di inserirsi perfettamente nel disegno di facciata. 🔹 The two residential towers are a new type of Vertical Forest: the floors have cantilevered elements that interrupt the regularity of the building and create a continuous ever-changing movement, accentuated by the presence of trees and shrubs selected from local species. The combination of open and closed balconies provides the best solution for adapting to the life experiences of different groups of inhabitants by generating a transition space between nature and the human living environment. The intervention, thus designed, allows an excellent view of the tree-lined façades, enhancing the sensorial experience of the greenery and integrating the plant landscape with the architectural dimension. The irregular arrangement of the balconies allows the plants to develop freely in height and the foliage to fit perfectly into the façade design. @stefano_boeri @yibo93 @fra_cesa @marcodomgiorgio Progetto: Stefano Boeri Architetti China Luogo: Huanggang, Cina Cliente: Beijing Easyhome Vertical Forest Real Estate Co.,Ltd.

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The architecture behind this project is the Italian Stefano Boeri. He projected the vertical forest that will consist of three apartment blocks, seven stories high and 98×98 feet big. On those three buildings, there will be 350 trees and over 100 types of evergreen shrubs for a total of 14,000. The plants have a bigger role than simply to look nice. They will provide a natural shade, improve the quality of air, and do what they do best—provide oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.

Planting more trees is crucial for fighting climate change. “Cairo can become the first North African metropolis to take on the great challenge of climate change and ecological conversion,” Boeri said, as quoted by Matador Network.

The same company is also responsible for creating vertical forests in the Netherlands, Italy, and Albania, which tells us that green architecture is becoming more and more popular. We’re sure the final project will be absolutely stunning and can’t wait for the chance to visit it.