VERTICAL GARDEN
Ian Simpson / Green Wall
Plant Species
For my south facing wall I wanted to include a living wall, that would encourage agriculture and cultivation of organic produce. Agriculture will be part of the schools curriculum; the living wall will refer to this while acting as screen to reduce glare from the south facing sun. I looked at Ian Simsons Vertical Garden in Deangate as a precdent - it ment that plants would be suitable for my free school as it will grow in the same climate. The plants were potted into a grided structure - although this creates strict space for the plants to fit in. It also allows for the freedom in deciding where plants will be placed and the order they're potted; meaning within the order they can be chaos and archaic patterns in the composition of plants.
external brick wall
felt for distrubution of water
water pipe
plants
plant pots
pvc structural frame
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A small section of my vertical wall that identifys and explores the irrigation system and plant species -
1. water enter through irragtion tube at the top
2. water is filtered and passes through the polyplumb pipes
3. excess water is drained into a container
4. excess water is then drained from the container - which can then be redestributed, so that the cycle may continue.