Last updated: October 2021
The Vertical Garden Wall situated at the J&T Bank Café Bratislava was constructed in 2010 as Bratislava's first vertical green wall. The green wall in the two-story J & T Bank Café is one of the most recent implementations of Patrick Blanc – botanist and the creator of Vertical Garden. The Café was designed by the architectural studio MIMOLIMIT, and has been realized under the supervision of AED project. The vertical garden consists of more than 2600 plants of 66 various species (3).
Architechture.Engineering.Design (AED)
https://www.aedproject.cz/j-t-banka-cafe-v-bratislave-slovensko
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature in buildings (indoor)
- Green walls and ceilings
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable consumption
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
The main goal of the project was to create impressive external appearances for the cafe, while the interesting interiors provide sufficient illumination. The additional objectives were to use green to improve air quality, reduce the energy consumption of the building and to provide natural protection from the weather (5).
Implementation activities
Unknown
Main beneficiaries
- Private sector/Corporate/Company
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The J&T Bank Café green wall has been subject to the investment of J&T Finance Group a.s. and is one of the most recent implementations of famous Patrick Blanc – botanist and the creator of Vertical Garden. The Café itself was designed by the architectural studio MIMOLIMIT, has been realized under the supervision of AED project (2).
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
€100,000 - €500,000
Source(s) of funding
- Corporate investment
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Lowered local temperature
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Increased number of species present
Economic impacts
- Reduce financial cost for urban management
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Other
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
(1) Blanc, Patrick. (2010). J&T Café Banka, Bratislava. Retrieved from Source link on 1st November, 2020.
(2) AED. (2010). J&T Banka Café in Bratislava, Slovakia. Retrieved from Source link on 1st November, 2020.
(3) AED. (2011). J&T Offices Bratislava, Slovakia. Retrieved from Source link on 1st November, 2020.
(4) iluma. (2010). J&T Bank Bratislava. Retrieved from Source link on 1st November, 2020.
(5) Zelena Architektura. (2011). Vertikálne záhrady francúzskeho botanika Blanca. Retrieved from Source link on 1st November, 2020.
(6) Kozova, Maria, Pauditsova, Eva and Hudekova, Zuzana. (2016). RESIN: City Assessment Report Bratislava. Bratislava.
(7) Rakhshandehroo, Mehdi. Juhari Mohd Yusof, Mohd. and Roozbeh Arabi, Band. (2015). Living Wall (Vertical Greening): Benefits and Threats. Selangor. University Putra Malaysia. Source link
(8) Bianchini, Riccardo. (2019). The vertical gardens of Patrick Blanc. Retrieved from Source link on 1st November, 2020.
(2) AED. (2010). J&T Banka Café in Bratislava, Slovakia. Retrieved from Source link on 1st November, 2020.
(3) AED. (2011). J&T Offices Bratislava, Slovakia. Retrieved from Source link on 1st November, 2020.
(4) iluma. (2010). J&T Bank Bratislava. Retrieved from Source link on 1st November, 2020.
(5) Zelena Architektura. (2011). Vertikálne záhrady francúzskeho botanika Blanca. Retrieved from Source link on 1st November, 2020.
(6) Kozova, Maria, Pauditsova, Eva and Hudekova, Zuzana. (2016). RESIN: City Assessment Report Bratislava. Bratislava.
(7) Rakhshandehroo, Mehdi. Juhari Mohd Yusof, Mohd. and Roozbeh Arabi, Band. (2015). Living Wall (Vertical Greening): Benefits and Threats. Selangor. University Putra Malaysia. Source link
(8) Bianchini, Riccardo. (2019). The vertical gardens of Patrick Blanc. Retrieved from Source link on 1st November, 2020.
Vertical Garden Wall at the J&T Bank Café (1)
Source: Ref. 1
Vertical Garden Wall at the J&T Bank Café (1)
Source: Ref. 1