1. Maintained by Junglefy
ONE CENTRAL PARK
KEY FEATURES
Sydney, Australia
Architect/ designer: Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Green Walls: Patrick Blanc
Cantilevered Heliostat
Elevated garden with plunge pool
Hanging Gardens
Internal water recycling plant
Low carbon Tri-generation system
West tower: 84 meters high, 240 homes
Eastern tower: 117 meters high, 383 apartments
CANTILEVERED HELIOSTAT
Contains motorized mirrors to capture sunlight and direct rays down onto gardens
42 meters off the side of the Eastern tower.
320 reflectors
Contains a canvas of LED lights by artist Yann Kersale
TRI-GENERATION SYSTEM
Provides power, hot water, heating, and air conditioning from a single system
1000 square meters
21 plant covered panels
Uses remote controlled dripper irrigation system
Special Process developed by Patrick Blanc
Roots of a plant are attached to a mesh covered felt, soaked with mineralised water. (Allows plants to grow without soil).
250 species of Australian flowers and plants
Vertical Gardens
Maintained by Junglefy
The plantation helps reduce energy consumption with leaves that trap carbon dioxide, emit oxygen and reflect less heat back into the city than traditional fixed shading.
Blanc’s insistence that plants do not need soil to grow provided they have something to attach themselves too. Light, carbon dioxide, water, and nutrients are mechanically dispersed to the plants to facilitate their growth and survival.
Each horizontal and vertical planter is supplied its own irrigation system through a building management system which also monitors environmental conditions.

2. VERTICAL LI ING WALLS GARDENS CARBON OFFSET
Carbon offset is a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or green house gases made in order to compensate for or to offset an emission made elsewhere.
“A positive approach to offsetting could have a public resonance well beyond the CO2 offset and would help build awareness.”
Carbon offset schemes allow individuals and companies to invest in environmental projects around the world in order to balance out their own carbon foot prints.
Living walls, also known as green walls are now firmly imbedded in the Urban dwellers consciousness.
The benefits of Living walls;
Provided cleaner air (plants remove; NO2, particulate matter, formaldehyde and benzene, and also oxygenate the air)
Can reduce noise level
Provide great insulation
CARBON
OFFSET
Green Wall designed by Gary Grant of Green roof consultancy.
The permanent feature is located on the exterior wall of the Rubens at the Palace Hotel in Victoria.
The wall has been designed too attempt to reduce local environmental issues such as surface flooding and air pollution.
The 10,000 plants are irrigated by harvested rain water that is caught in dedicated storage tanks on the roof.

3. DIY PLASTIC BOTTLE HANGING PLANT VASE
How To Make The Studio Green
I want to be able to create a way to get the students in the Maker and Ceramics studio to get planting.
If the studio went green, air would be clearer which creates a positive environment.
For this to happen I need to create a system that is easily accessible, and find plants which worked best at purifying the air, and are best for indoors. Also find plants that don’t take excessive care. All the while trying to get people to recycle.
DIY PLASTIC BOTTLE HANGING PLANT VASE
Following the idea of using plastic bottles as planters, I have made a DIY guide of how to create this system, (shown above).
BOTTLE TOWER GARDEN
This system requires you to stack up plastic bottles and create windows to install your plants. You pour water over the top, so that the water filters through all the bottles on they way down
This concept came from Brazilian design firm Rosenbaum.
Using the concept of recycling, I have found a product that most people can find in their own homes; plastic bottles.
This diagram shows a way of using an old plastic to use as a container to grow plants in.
It is displayed on the side of our desk space.

4. HOW DO I GET STUDENTS INVOLVED? This could also lead to seed swapping.
GROW WILD
Using a system to help keep busy minded students keep up with care for their plants, to help make the studio green.
I will create an app that links with the plants, and follow the same principles as a Tamagotchi.
As soon as you plant your seeds you are in full care of your plant from now on.
In my App it will provide basic information of indoor plants and how to care for them.
A diary of your plant.
Like a student room, talk to each other if you need any advice about how to care for your plant.
This could also lead to seed swapping.
Last Watered
Apr 20, 2015
Next Water …
Use luke warm water. Moderately moisten the substrate. As soon as the first drops of water pour out of the drainage hole, stop watering and remove the excessive water from the saucer.
FUN PLANT APP
Reminds you to water your plants. Drinking the right amount of water daily to keep your plant healthy.
You can track your progress through simple charts