A look at the ambitious new ‘Plant Dome’ planned for Cape Town
Cape Town’s Luthuli Plaza is set to undergo a significant redesign at the hands of LOLA Architects and Design Indaba.
Originally built as a way of connecting the transport hub where people catch taxis, trains and buses to the Artscape precinct, the plaza now stands grey and mostly unused.
Design Indaba in collaboration with landscape architect Peter Veenstra, and Olav Bruin of Nomadic Resorts, now plans to breathe new life into the square by adding ‘the Dome of Plants’ – an urban public garden that starts at the Cape Town taxi rank and ends at Artscape.
Design Indaba said that the dome will be constructed with natural materials such as bamboo, wood and fynbos plants like Spekboom, which is known for its hardiness and ability to convert carbon dioxide into clean oxygen.
Source: businesstech.co.za
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