Comments on: Edible Restaurant / Sander Architects

By: christopher

christopher — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:05:49 +0000

that wall in the link is hilarious and sad at the same time. imagine if your business model was based on the health of that wall? not so good.

that being said, i have seen vegetated walls that are not the Quai Branly variety (with the entire wall planted with little pots, no soil and constant watering) but of the creeping vine variety that work quite well to cool and shade the building.

having grown plants in the city on my fire escape, i can say that the plants themselves are subject to quite a bit of dirt and pollution. not to mention that most of those vegetable plants (tomatos, peppers) are annuals, meaning they don’t survive the winter (not sure where this project is located…great reporting)

Jakob Rope and Ronstan make cable-systems made especially for growing vines up walls and have some good examples on their websites.

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:22:26 +0000

How deep would the planting medium have to be or how much fertilizer would the plants need in order to produce fruit? Has anyone ever produced food from a green wall? I could see an herb like thyme working, but nothing that would produce fruit. I feel skeptical they’re seriously proposing building this. They’re probably planning to just install an espaliered fruit tree or something.

By: Ani

Ani — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:19:51 +0000

Love this! RT @reclaimedwood: RT @archdaily: Edible Restaurant / Sander Architects http://bit.ly/3utqe8

By: Deborah Guerin

Deborah Guerin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:44:37 +0000

RT@susancohanWould be even more cool if they could do ‘pick your own salad’ http://bit.ly/2gkkN <–How fun is that living mural

By: Steven Kent

Steven Kent — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:45:45 +0000

Architects Plan "Edible Restaurant" on site of Cathedral: http://bit.ly/2gkkN

By: i-COOK Professional

i-COOK Professional — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:45:45 +0000

Architects Plan "Edible Restaurant" on site of Cathedral: http://bit.ly/2gkkN

By: Amber Chandler

Amber Chandler — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:37:45 +0000

Edible restaurant: http://bit.ly/uYsKY

By: Brad Woolf

Brad Woolf — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:47:04 +0000

http://bit.ly/1IbB7H would walk by and pick free food from the walls of this proposed restaurant.

By: W3Bconsultor

W3Bconsultor — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:04:23 +0000

Edible Restaurant http://bit.ly/bNHjN

By: Lone

Lone — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:51:14 +0000

I agree with Peter that this would be a difficult project to sustain, as is, for the many stated reasons. Replace the market garden with something simpler, like a herb installation. It would accomplish the same general ‘fresh, interactive food’ selling point, be nearly as lush (as well as fragrant) once established, and less of a burden. Good luck.

By: bidtool

bidtool — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:51:58 +0000

Reading: “Edible Restaurant / Sander Architects | ArchDaily” (http://twitthis.com/fl49gc)

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:02:41 +0000

I think this is a very misguided design. The plan is clear and interesting, but the use of planted walls is one that I would like to see bought to an abrupt end.

Unless you have the unlimited resources of the Musée du Quai Branly in paris (by Jean Nouvel) who famously started this fad some years ago, then these planted walls are completely unsustainable. They are fragile, environmentally intense (the require constant water irrigation!!, just visit the Musée du Quai Branly and you will see what I mean) and can look pretty awful. To burden a client with such a heavy maintenance solution, particularly in a city which is arid, if wholly irresponsible of the architect, they look like they are peddling fashion over clear thinking and environmentally responsive design.

If you want to see what I mean, a great example here in rainy london exists… I guarantee you, Sanders building will reasonable it in record time!! DSDHA’s irresponsible use of an expensive and un-environmental solution for a client on a limited budget… well done!

http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/amazing-pictures-londons-first-living-wall-dies/5207086.article

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:58:23 +0000

Really wanna see it finished

By: deaw

deaw — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:36:38 +0000

i think this is good idea,man. it’s nice and humble. the edible idea sounds fun :)

By: knuckles

knuckles — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:23:16 +0000

I can’t believe that people are quarreling about a render being down, is this what architectural criticism has come down to now?
Did these people study architecture or graphic design?

Troy is right it’s about the idea not about the bloody rendering?

By: Troy Lemieur

Troy Lemieur — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:26:09 +0000

What does “dude that renders are down!” even mean? It’s not even proper English.

By: Niko

Niko — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:39:16 +0000

Dude this is NOT RENDER,it is a collage for your information

By: Troy Lemieur

Troy Lemieur — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:16:30 +0000

That looks really hard to maintain, but that doesn’t make it a bad idea.

By: Mariano

Mariano — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:59:09 +0000

dude that renders are down!

By: leporello

leporello — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:22:02 +0000

街中の植え込みがレストランなんていいアイディアだ！＞ Edible Restaurant / Sander Architects http://bit.ly/3utqe8