r/ClimbingPlants

The Melopee School in Ghent, Belgium, provides a study in how urban architecture can exploit even the tightest of spaces to maximum utility and functionality.  Designed by XDGA Architects, the school is located on a narrow stretch of land along a dock, bordered by a green area to the south, the dock to the west, a square and housing block on the north, and the harbour road to the east. 

The garden of this detached house by Marta Carraro Architects on the western Ligurian Riviera embraces a variety of distinct identities.

The spaces immediately surrounding the house are devoted to outdoor dining beneath a generous pergola crowned by a magnificent mature wisteria. The lawn in front of the pergola is framed by an informal composition of colourful planting beds featuring rudbeckia, santolina, lavender, and dwarf pittosporum. The alternating sequence of planted and open spaces creates a gently flowing pathway leading to a scenic viewpoint.

In the context of the 200^(th) anniversary of the city rights of Tilburg, a Landmark Textile Museum monument by NEXT architects has been realized that represents the growth and prosperity of the city. The Growth Monument is located on the site of the Textile Museum and is designed as a transparent ensemble of pipes with plants growing around them, inspired by the repetitive structure of the factory buildings.