Zurich, Switzerland, 2022

Facade greening with integrated fire protection

For the greening of a listed building, our customer Hydroplant developed a solution with GreenTrellis tendril structure and integrated fire protection.

A facade greening with fire protection solution at a listed art nouveau building. For the Hotel Alma in Zurich Seefeld, our customer Hydroplant AG developed this special vertical greening with our GreenTrellis system.

The fire protection solution is integrated into the trellis structures with spray lines. In an emergency, the facade is automatically irrigated with spray nozzles. Fire protection and irrigation of the greenery are solved separately.

Climbing plants with different flowering seasons were chosen for the planting. The combination creates a vibrant and varied vegetation over four seasons.

Our GreenTrellis system was installed. This trellis system is ideal for partial greening on facades and concrete walls. Horizontal angle profiles connect the integrated ropes and offer high stability and quick assembly on site.

 

Technical details

Application
Rope structure for a facade greening project with fire protection functionality on a historic Art Nouveau villa

Dimensions
Greening area: approx. 75 m2

Products
GreenTrellis rope configuration T1 (rope diameter 4 mm) with angle profile (40 × 40 mm) and spacer, total of 7 elements (height 13.5 m)

Installation materials

Services
Consulting, planning, manufacturing, delivery, and installation

Implementation
2022

Project partners
Client: Sinn & Gewinn Hotels
Architecture: GREGO Jasmin Grego & Stephanie Kühnle Architektur
Facade greening and planting: Hydroplant