Perancangan Vertical Greenery di PT. Envirospace Consultant Indonesia

Abstract

Global warming has lead to the uncomfortable climate, so that urban greenery is needed to solve the problem. Urban greenery is difficult to be done because of the limited land. The greening concept of vertical greenery could be an alternative to overcome the problem. The internship activities was aiming to analyze the design of vertical greenery that was done on Envirospace Consultant PT Indonesia (PT ESCI). The internship method was active participation on studio and field activities. Vertical greenery model of PT ESCI was new product began to be applied in 2010 that aim enhanced the beauty of a building and provided convenience for the landscape user. The important components that must be considered in the design of vertical greenery were the types of plants, growing media, support structures, and irrigation systems. Vertical greenery by PT. ESCI applied to various forms of vertical areas such as columns and wall area. Vertical greenery on the columns and walls area used different structures. Vertical green module (VGM) on the column was more difficult to be applied than wall because of the linear structure. VGM was suitable to be applied on the flat wall structure.