2024-05-04T22:48:59-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150314980/heatherwick-studio-s-new-kinetic-glasshouse-opens-its-petals-to-the-english-countryside Josh Niland 2022-06-28T12:14:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0b/0bf24b4b36bb37071895e5a224dfaebe.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/heatherwick" target="_blank">Heatherwick Studio</a> has unveiled a new small greenhouse project for the National Trust&rsquo;s historic Woolbeding Gardens estate in West Sussex, England.&nbsp;</p> <p>Taking the form of a sheltering flower bud, the structure comprises ten steel &lsquo;sepals&rsquo; operated by a hydraulic mechanism that takes about four minutes to open. Its 141-square-meter (1,517-square-foot) interior contains a variety of subtropical Chinese flora and is surrounded by a new Silk Route Garden, which invites visitors on a 12-step journey through each of the trade corridor&rsquo;s different geographic regions.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0a/0a2f59938f6fe70c3bc2415d5d2fa5c0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0a/0a2f59938f6fe70c3bc2415d5d2fa5c0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; Hufton+Crow</figcaption></figure><p>The studio says it was inspired by Victorian-era terrariums, and the structure took a total of six years to develop. The project was commissioned by the estate&rsquo;s longtime owner, Stewart Grimshaw, who, along with his partner, Sainsbury&rsquo;s heir Simon Sainsbury, had previously inaugurated sculptural interventions by William Pye and Philip Jebb into their sprawling 1,100-acre gardens, which former British Prime Mini...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150302151/mvrdv-s-new-flores-tower-is-a-top-to-bottom-exhibition-of-flower-power Josh Niland 2022-03-14T13:25:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b9/b97783eba9e0b0bc88d76e8d47f0b66e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The colorful new centerpiece of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/58011089/mvrdv-s-almere-plan-wins-floriade-2022-competition" target="_blank">2022 Floriade horticultural exhibition</a> is now set to debut after <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/327/mvrdv" target="_blank">MVRDV</a> announced the completion of its 43.5-meter (142-foot) Flores Tower in the Dutch city of Almere.</p> <p>The vibrant structure comes complete with a custom-made, AR-enabled panoramic facade artwork titled <em>Sympoiesis</em> from Rotterdam-based <a href="https://arttenders.com/" target="_blank">Arttenders</a> and the Flemish artist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXIg5ZrtUrN/" target="_blank">Alex Verhaest</a>.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8b/8b2ae5f3484bae6dda57b25553af7d14.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8b/8b2ae5f3484bae6dda57b25553af7d14.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; MVRDV x Arttenders x Alex Verhaest, &copy; 3D Capacity</figcaption></figure><p>Taking the surrounding MVRDV-designed arboretum as its inspiration, the glass-paneled facade is activated by a digital scripting technique that projects a layered composition with images of 1,800 different floral species taken from various databases and university libraries.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/03/0375a61c806c546e409e6a49cc3f6f41.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/03/0375a61c806c546e409e6a49cc3f6f41.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; MVRDV x Arttenders x Alex Verhaest, &copy; 3D Capacity</figcaption></figure><p>The illustration covers the full catalog of plants and flowers available to visitors of the expo with an interpretive key located in the building&rsquo;s plinth that offers itself as a proportionate wayfinding guide indicating th...</p>