Living wall systems are vertical growing platforms which usually form part of a building façade.
As cities grow, more people need food. However, space for farming is limited in cities. Building facades can offer a solution for growing food. We asked landscape architect Karen Botes to tell us about her research – cultivating traditional African vegetables on walls.
What are the benefits of living walls? Benefits of living walls include food production, biodiversity, cooling, air purification and noise reduction. They also have aesthetic value and are known to reduce stress and improve productivity and wellbeing. The Vicinity wall is an all-in-one system, with water tanks at the bottom, a pump and a filter. The top row of pots is drip irrigated and the water gravitates into each row, before circulating back to the top row. The Vicinity pots are clipped onto an aluminium rail fixed to the building.
Low technology that requires basic assembly, and a basic irrigation system to limit dependency on electricity and water, can enhance performance.
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