COMMENT, Korea –A design agency in South Korea exploring new materials have arrived at a new design incorporating green ideas into the design of a shop.
The basis is a French botanist using a light material on the skin of a building, on which various plants can be grown.
From the site:
“Mass Studies was founded in 2003 by Minsuk Cho in Seoul, Korea, as an investigation of architecture in the context of market-privileged culture of mass production and intensely over-populated urban condition. Mass Studies explore building materials/techniques, space matrixes and building typologies on a wide range of scales to focus on a vision specific to each project.”
What do you think about this design?
Could it be practical? Do you see environmental benefits of better integration into the landscape?
Does it just make us ‘feel more’ green, or are their practical benefits? Such as reduction in use of chemical-intensive outdoor paint? Is this just a ‘nice design’? Or not?
There’s more at their website. Let us know your thoughts!
PETER BERGER
Very interesting. I’m not certain how much direct affect it would have environmental issues, but it does have to have at least some. Particularly, in highly polluted cities, sometimes the results of a little more natural greenery are even more noticeable than in generally clean and less polluted areas.
If nothing else, this sort of architecture, I think, helps to establish a greater presence of nature in the city environment, and I believe that that is very good for people. Maybe it’s just me, but when I live in places that are mostly just concrete and steel and don’t have any kind of natural life, I don’t think I’m quite as happy. I think most people have an affinity to nature built into them to some extent.. but then again, maybe I’m wrong…
The other thing is that this kind of architecture encourages a greater realization of the environment, and helps to establish a more environment-conscious culture, which, indirectly, will certainly have positive benefits on the environment.
Good site I “Stumbledupon” it today and gave it a stumble for you.. looking forward to seeing what else you have..later