Greenhouse is a 4,000SF nightclub, lounge and event space built from recycled or recyclable materials, Greenhouse is the first nightclub in the nation to receive certification via LEED_CI by the United States Green Buildings Council for its environmentally conscious construction and design.
I decided to stay away from re-creating a greenhouse, and opted to transpose the notion of landscape to an interior space. The design concept was to convey the dynamic richness of nature as a living system. The walls connect to the ceiling via a series of laser-cut ribs creating a shelter within the space. The ribs are lined with series of 6” round panels organized in a self-similar and recursive pattern generated through a fractal algorithm. One third of these panels are upholstered with eco-friendly vinyl, one third of them are clad in sustainable boxwood. The rest is lacquered and each disk houses an L.E.D. light point of 0.8 watts. The light points, in total 2,500, are all connected to custom designed software which allows for maximum lighting flexibility. These LED pixels can describe effects which can derive from music beats or video signals. The resulting goal is to offer the experiential opportunity of a “live” landscape.
