Bosco Verticale

800 trees, 5000 shrubs and a further 14000 plants thrive on the balconies and comprise an area of one hectare. The towers have a classic symmetrical form and a black facade with a high proportion of glass. The balconies which project out of the facade like left open drawers are striking elements.

The houses were designed by the firm of architects Boeri Studio and building contractor Manfredi Catella. Their work received the 2014 International Highrise Award, which is accompanied by a prize of 50,000 euros and, since 2004, has been awarded every two years by the city of Frankfurt am Main in collaboration with the Deutsche Architektur-Museum and DekaBank.

GU solution: Gretsch-Unias delivered the hardware for 6 m wide floor-to-ceiling Lift&Slide elements with a sliding-sash weight of 250 kg for 113 flats in total to the Italian system supplier Metra, fabricator of extruded aluminium window and door profiles.

The houses were designed by the firm of architects Boeri Studio and building contractor Manfredi Catella. Their work received the 2014 International Highrise Award, which is accompanied by a prize of 50,000 euros and, since 2004, has been awarded every two years by the city of Frankfurt am Main in collaboration with the Deutsche Architektur-Museum and DekaBank.

GU solution: GU delivered the hardware for 6 m wide floor-to-ceiling Lift&Slide elements with a sliding-sash weight of 250 kg for 113 flats in total to the Italian company Metra, fabricator of extruded aluminium windows and doors.


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