![]() Nature-inclusive concept: flux landscape architecture Program: residential tower of 377ft (115m) for approximately 200 apartments in 6 different vertical neighbourhoods Location: binckhorst, the hague, the netherlands Plant species and where they are integrated into the tower The three-storey high inner street where children can play outside The façade, with reflecting strips that light up without using electricity Vegetation integrated into the lower balconies the strategic design of this vertical landscape turns the tower into a biodiversity hub, a green element in an otherwise urban environment. birds, butterflies and insects nest in green shelters up to a maximum height of fifty meters. ![]() regarding biodiversity, the building is considered as an ecosystem. the green spaces also improves the air quality and lowers the heat stress in the summer. for example, rainwater is collected and used to maintain the vegetation. one aspect of the nature-inclusive design is the ‘landscape as a machine’. as a result, nature is literally drawn within the building. ‘binck blocks’ is designed as a hub of greenery by offering space for flora and fauna in the collective spaces, façades and balconies. the transition between the neighborhoods is emphasized by the doubling of the façade profiles and the offset of the volumes, creating a dynamic building with playful openings.Ī stacked city district with six vertical ‘neighborhoods’ windows down to the floor allow a glimpse at the street and provide a metropolitan quality of living. as a result of a different housing typology, the filling with glass and bronze solar panels or aluminum panels differs per neighborhood, making them recognizable from the outside. LEVS has designed a modular system for all the façades with a rational grid of aluminum profiles. Image by WAX architectural visualizations Urban farming onto the adjacent parking garage this combination ensures close and small-scale living communities. in addition, every block has it’s own character. a measure of approximately thirty houses per neighbourhood was the starting point to divide the tower into spatial units. this creates vertical neighborhoods with a wide variety of housing typologies and a distinguished identity, targeting different groups. The building is divided by LEVS into recognizable volumes, with specific places in each of them, such as a roof park, a play street and city balcony. Image by WAX architectural visualizations (also main image) The tower will reach a total height of 115 meters the building aims to provide a pleasant and sustainable living environment for residents. the concept uses the idea of stacking volumes, which together make six vertical ‘neighborhoods’, each featuring a different housing typology. the new 377ft (115m) ‘binck blocks’ intends to become the entrance point to the district of binckhorst and a landmark within the city. In collaboration with developer VORM and flux landscape architecture, LEVS architecten has won the tender to design a new residential tower located in the hague.
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