staal christensen: waving grass

staal christensen: waving grass: "

'waving grass' by staal christensen

image courtesy staal christensen





dutch architects staal christensen has sent in images of their project 'waving grass' -

a facade for the newly opened site for waste collection of the municipality of veldhoven

in the new industrial area of habraken.



there was a narrow strip of 1.20 meters width available to design a facade of 60 meters

long and 12 meters high. it had to be very well secured to the ground because braces

and tethering were not possible. only by the use of piles that such a narrow but strong

foundation could be created.



the posts are a third of their length driven into the ground and stick out. made of green

monochrome colored concrete they stand like oversized magnum grassroots along

the street.


















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