Urban living goes natural: Or ... people who live in glass houses should not build with stones

摘要

For many designers and clients, bringing nature and natural effects inside buildings, especially private homes, is the optimum approach, but is often doomed to failure when confronted with the reality of the urban environment. Too much urban space and traffic, and too little private sphere. Unless the garden becomes an integral part of the living space and the windows in the wall of the house are replaced by a semi-transparent glass facade. Then even the city itself can become a green space. A model for the future?