Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Volcano Building

 

September 14, 2009

Colossal Green Volcano Building Rises in Italy

sustainable design, green design, volcano buono, renzo piano, green roof, sustainable architecture, building, energy efficient architecture

A jaw-dropping feat of architecture has risen in the Italian city of Nola, just a stone’s throw away from the cataclysmic Mt. Vesuvius. Designed by Renzo Piano, Vulcano Buono is an epic cone-shaped commercial center crowned with a gorgeous sloping green roof. Piano’s “good volcano” contributes a vital new space to the southern edge of the Nola commercial district, which is the most most important freight terminal complex in southern and central Italy

More here:  http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/14/colossal-green-volcano-rises-in-italy/

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