Vegetation filter in La Voile House by Foster [460]
Foster, in this house of the Costa Azul projects a green mask wrapping the building. The vegetation should grow around the cables between the two gigantic twin arches. The green wrapping also covers the roof of the house, where the pool is located.
The demands of sunscreen explain the need to advance the protection provided by the vegetation with some canopies arranged between the wires. There can be more canopies if needed, but the deciduous vegetation will always be better.
Moreover, there are large sliding steel lattices on the living room glazing that ensure solar protection at the most difficult moments.
Also published in AV Monografías 163-164
Ph1, Richard Briant
Ph2, Ph3 Nigel Young/Foster+Partners More photos Foster and Partners website