Living wall Adam

While Semiramis required stepped, terrace-bearing structures to be built for her Hanging Gardens in ancient Babylon, our Adam living wall can transform almost any wall into a garden reaching for the sky. Our façade-greenery solution is an ideal system for new and existing buildings alike. The modular construction of the living wall always guarantees straightforward assembly for everything from a single house wall to entire building complexes. 

This is made possible by a selection of different substructures with plant cassettes, which are made from 2mm-thick aluminium and can be connected to any substructure thanks to their mounting hooks. The façade can still be continuously ventilated as this construction allows plenty of space for air circulation.

Three different substructures

To cater to different structural requirements and individual tastes, we have significantly expanded our range for the Adam living wall. Three new structures for wall-mounting are available now. Additionally, the plant cassettes are available in both a vertical and a stepped version.

The first substructure, which consists of three top-hat rails that are screwed directly to the wall, is suitable for walls that can withstand a structural load of around 140kg per square metre. The plant cassettes are then hooked directly into them. There is a space of 20mm between the façade and external cassette wall for continuous ventilation. Once in place, this variant delivers a clean aesthetic and gives the impression of greenery floating on the house wall. 

If the structural load means that the façade requires additional support, then the second substructure variant is the correct choice. This has integrated feet that are placed on and then screwed to a foundation. While most of the weight rests on the substrate, special brackets between the substructure and the wall reliably absorb the tipping load of the planted systems. Here, too, the plant cassettes are hooked into the rails of the structure. In this case, a space of 115mm is created between the wall and cassette for air circulation. This version is designed for curtain façades up to a maximum height of 6m.

The third model is a free-standing system and builds up to a total height of 240mm. It is designed to accommodate wall-mounted insulation with a thickness of 160mm, which is installed around the wall bracket. However, in this case the extra bonded permeable layer does not sit next to a panel, as is usual with curtain façades, but rather the appropriate plant cassette for the system. This is again hooked into the substructure and fully covers the underlying insulation. 

Stepped or vertical plant cassettes

We have developed the new stepped variant of our plant cassettes for a maximum diversity of suitable greenery while also ensuring an excellent uptake of rainwater. The riveted plant box rows made from 2mm-thick aluminium are slightly sloping, which enables upright planting within a substrate depth of 120mm. At the same time, green tendrils – especially of trailing plants – elegantly cascade down to the next level. The cassettes are connected to the substructure via cut-outs and over time create seamless vertical vegetation across the entire surface. Perforations beneath the plant cassettes enable rain and irrigation water to percolate down. Only the bottom cassette row features all-round welding ex works and is fitted with a drain nozzle for the controlled drainage of excess water.

With the vertical design of the cassettes, plants can be accommodated via cut-outs with a diameter of 84mm. The products are fully welded at the front to prevent water from escaping. Plastic rings inserted within the cut-outs ensure a clean edge and safe insertion of the plants. While these are inserted from the side, the plant cassettes are gradually filled with the substrate from above. This design also enables extensive plant cover to grow in a short time, which makes any façade shine in seamless green.

Easy irrigation, permanent protection

In terms of watering, we recommend the use of commercially available drip irrigation hoses for a secure and controlled release of water. The hoses can be easily attached directly to the systems. A backward bend with holes is provided on the upper section of the rear side of each plant cassette for this purpose. When laid at intervals of one metre, the hoses guarantee that the plants are properly watered. As additional protection from frost or heat, the vertical cassettes are factory-fitted with XPS panels, which are drilled out in the area of the plant openings and enable easy placement of the desired vegetation on the walls.