Parabienta
feature, metals — By Blaine Brownell on January 29, 2010 at 9:00 amParabienta is a vertical greening system for buildings developed by Japan-based Shimizu Corporation. Composed of units that incorporate Excelsoil solidified soil base in stainless steel wire frames, a lush green wall may be achieved quickly with the installation of the system. Parabienta has been shown to reduce solar heat gain on facades, thus reducing building energy costs. The system mitigates noise transfer as well, especially in the high frequency range.
Parabienta vertical greening units can be arranged to make various designs. Different kinds of plants can be utilized for different colors and textures as well as different performance criteria. In addition, units may easily be relocated or replaced when design or maintenance needs dictate.
Contact: Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
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24 Comments
wow – that building looks like a green sheep!
Japanese people have the coolest ideas!
I love it. It looks like a giant Chia Pet lol. Makes me wonder what all you could grow on it. I mean, is it strong enough to support tomatoes? Squash? Wonder how well those bush strawberries would grow on it.
Anybody know what it will cost, or where/when/how it will be released into the US? I looked at their website and can’t find anything.
Wow, I had this idea (admittedly without the soil) about 10 years ago. Not having any capital at the time I scotched the idea. I still look at gardening catalogs and think of ways of doing that in the southwest where it is really needed.
I had this wall about 12 yrs ago, it was beautiful It made the side of our home & landscaping look so peaceful & inviting….. Inviting to all the insects of this world, imagine hearing the scraping of wings, legs & so forth, go 1 step further & really look INTO that “green” wall. Wow.. was that a spider?Ant?Scorpian? or Beattle? let’s be generous & admit to all of the above mentioned PLUS more as a starting point.One summer we had not 1 but 4 beehives in that
endless sea of leaves &vines. Of course we went through all the tried & true methods with insectides, going so far as “importing” LadyBugs. Alas,all failed, along with that part of the wall covered, there was so much structural damage (grooves, tunnels, vines growing in between the wood/sliding)… Should’ve PRETREATED 1st, leasson learned. All that greenery would have looked better in our wallets..