10 Greenhouses That Will Inspire You to Grab Your Gardening Tools
Rediscover the phenomenon of photosynthesis with these incredibly eclectic greenhouses.
Besides being a magical, glass-enclosed environment where plants can happily sunbathe and grow all year, greenhouses can also serve as another opportunity to push the limits with design and innovation. Scroll ahead to check out 10 of our favorite creations below.
1. Eat Your Greens
To encourage children to eat healthier, a school in Brooklyn hired New York architecture firm WORKac to design this glass garden enclosure, which includes raised planters, a chicken coop, a cistern, and an indoor kitchen that serves as a classroom.
Photo: Iwan Baan
When Texan artist Tim Stoke and his wife, architect Natalie Wolberg, were renovating their Antwerp warehouse into a home, studio, and exhibition space, they designed Stoke's sculpture studio as a sky-lit, fully glazed, greenhouse-like space with an abundance of plants.
Photo: Tim Van de Velde
The modular Jellyfish Barge by Italian firm Studiomoble was designed with seven solar stills, as well as a natural desalination system, so fruits and vegetables can be grown in drought-stricken regions without sufficient arable land. Built with low-cost and recycled materials, the octagonal structure supports 753 square feet of stacked hydroponic grow racks. Launched in the Navicelli canal in Pisa, the floating farm has already produced a bumper crop of lettuce and radicchio.
Courtesy of Antonio Girardi
This eco-friendly, A-frame lakeside home in the Swedish city of Gothenburg was designed as a greenhouse that contains a three-bedroom, two-bath residence. It provides the family with apricots, tomatoes, kiwis, and grapes throughout the year.
Courtesy of Eklund Stockholm New York
Making use of the benefits of moisture for plants, this small greenhouse has been created between a humid bathroom and a small private shower area of an apartment.
Next to the shimmering pool on the second floor of L.A.'s The LINE, the hotel's restaurant is housed in a lush, urban greenhouse with ferns and succulents hanging from the ceilings.
Courtesy of The LINE Hotel
Artists and gardeners Evan Shively and Madeleine Fitzpatrick tap into the magic of untamed gardens to create a Marin County oasis with a series of open spaces and gardens snaking around and through.
Courtesy of Evan Shively and Madeleine Fitzpatrick
Next to the garage of this Texan ranch home, architect Ignacio Salas-Humara has created a small greenhouse by screwing translucent, plastic panels into the cedar structure. The thermostat turns on the exhaust fan when it gets too hot in the summer.
Once a plant nursery—and home for the nursery’s owners—this 120-year-old home in Vachon Island has a luscious greenhouse that can also be used for special events.
Photo by Erik Hecht
Sited on a wooded lot across from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, this contemporary residence by 5G Studio Collaborative blurs the boundaries between indoors and outdoors with plenty of glass walls, a large garden, and a greenhouse.
Adam Mork
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Evergreen: Living With Plants
From rooftop gardens to flora-laden balconies, flowers and plants bestow a warm grace to unconventional and indoor spaces. Private paradises nestled in the backyards of homes. Rooftops that act as community gardens. Edible patches of beauty hidden within city blocks. Evergreen shows the verdant aesthetic statement that allows city dwellers to bring nature back into the every day and quenches urban gardening desires. Living with plants is mutually beneficial; beyond the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen, leaves, flowers, and stems bring a warm and individual charisma to any space. Throughout this engaging collection of projects, urban gardening is complimented by a softer side: balconies that add an extra relaxing touch to a morning cup of coffee, flowers that provide calming fragrances throughout the home, or romantic blooms that feed the soul rather than fill a plate. Evergreen also inspires those who already live in the midst of lush horticultural and sustainable oases. Straightforward plans and examples illustrate how to transform unused spaces, both indoors and out, into flourishing and functional patches. Sketched floorplans visually detail a myriad of projects including which plants thrive in dark living room corners or which foliage enjoys the damp environment of a bathroom. The profiles of both professional and hobbyist plant lovers provide an engaging guide to productively getting one’s hands dirty; herb gardens on fire escapes, greenhouses that double as living spaces, and community gardens atop roofs all awaken growing curiosities. From cactus farmers and florists to shop owners and activists, let Evergreen’s cast of characters guide you in making and maintaining a green utopia and in quenching gardening longings. Publisher: Gestalten Photo Courtesy of Gestalten
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