Nanzih District Kaohsiung House- The Riverside Paradise
Housing complexes with vertical greenery have become a popular solution in creating sustainable environments. Vertical greenery is highly effective, with small areas creating maximum green effects. The Riverside Paradise in Nanzih is a fusion of traditional housing design and multi-story landscape balconies with an automatic drip irrigation system. The Riverside Paradise is located in a community with more than 11,000 shrubs, yet the complex is one of its few “fully green” buildings. All balconies face west, with plants and the building structure successfully blocking afternoon sunlight, decreasing the indoor temperature to up to 3°C and achieving urban greenery effects that aim to build a sustainable future.
楠梓／高雄厝-樹河院
快速成長的現代都市中，高層集合住宅似乎成了人類集居最常見的一種形式。在都市土地高度使用的現況下，開放綠地漸漸被壓縮，城市居民接觸自然的機會越來越少。
在全球氣候變遷與人口結構改變的脈絡下，集合住宅垂直綠化，成為營造永續環境中重要的一環。垂直綠化效益高，只需要少量的腹地面積，就可以創造出大量的綠化面積與視覺效果。本案採用高雄厝設計，規劃錯層景觀陽台，並於陽台設置自動滴灌系統。全社區灌木超過1.1萬株，社區屬少見的全棟綠化宅。本案陽臺面西，下午陽光直射，但透過陽台植栽與景觀的配置，成功減少射入室內的陽光，室內外溫差可達3°c。
期待在不遠的未來，將可看見都市綠化所帶來的成效—改善空氣品質、減少空氣汙染、吸附細微的灰塵、減少都市熱島效應等。
文／陳玉霖
圖／高雄市政府文化局