2022 Bristol, United Kingdom
To be home to more than 150 students, St Mary’s in Bristol now has a soil-based living wall covering over 250m² of its façade.
Size: 250m²
Biodiversity
Aesthetics
This project is another example of how a living wall can be installed around windows, made easy with our modular system.
Behind the planting and modules, we used our helping hand build-up, with parts supplied by Architectural Panel Solutions. As the plants grow, the corners will fill out, creating a seamless wrap-around effect. Unseen by passers-by, whilst the plants grow the roots will also be establishing and migrating from cell-to-cell within the module, made possible by the central section being a separate component. This allows for natural composting when roots die, and a healthier living wall.
With plenty of space and varying plants for birds and insects to create new habitats and homes, this is a very biodiverse natural addition to the area. But not only with the clear environmental benefits, it is also a very aesthetically pleasing wall, standing out from the traditional buildings surrounding the development.
Spot the vertical gardens?
The students living in these buildings will not be the only ones benefiting from the nature that surrounds them: passers-by on the street below can catch a glimpse of this interesting example of natural architecture as they make their way through the town.
