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1 VIETNAMESE VERTICAL GREENING

ertical greening has been given a new twist in Vo Trong Nghia Architects’ design for a six-storey house in Vietnam that has trees sprouting from the concrete façade of the building. An external staircase, which spirals around the perimeter, has large openings at various levels that support planting boxes large enough for a single tree, which can grow out through each opening as it matures. This outer stairway also helps to

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