The Greenhouse Nightclub Interior by bluarch Architecture
Antonio Di Oronzo, principal of bluarch architecture, has designed the Greenhouse Nightclub in
New York City, which is the first L.E.E.D. registered, eco-friendly nightclub in the United States.
A bi-level 6,000 square foot club, lounge and event space built from recycled or recyclable materials, GREENHOUSE is the first nightclub in the nation to receive certification by the United States Green Buildings Council for its environmentally conscious construction and design.
Visit the website of bluarch Architecture – here.
“I decided to stay away from re-creating a greenhouse, and opted to transpose the notion of landscape to an interior space,” Di Oronzo said. “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, nonrecursive 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 a computer and describe effects which can come from music beats or video signals. The resulting goal is to offer the experiential
opportunity of a “live” landscape.
The ceiling is an organic formation of 40-millimeter crystals representing a body of water about to project onto the ground and the sudden character of nature. The crystals are seemingly passively appended, but slightly vibrate with the music and vividly respond to the green lasers and the LED on the walls and ceiling.
Visit the website of bluarch Architecture – here.
Brandina on 18 Mar 2009 at 8:47 pm #
Beautiful! I must say that the creativity shown here is admirable. I do wonder, though, about the crystals hanging overhead. Couldn’t they pose a danger if one or more were to fall?
Tina on 13 Jun 2009 at 10:03 am #
I just wanted to write to all of you to expose this so called “green” nightclub.
I was very excited to hear about this project when it made a big splash across the
media, claiming to be the first LEED certified nightclub in NYC, I see that it has reduced
itself to be seeking LEED Certification.
I was intrigued on how the owners managed to keep the plants on the wall surfaces alive
in a non-fenestrated space. I went down to GREENHOUSE, to check out, as I explained
to a puzzled doorman, the “irrigation system” and was shocked to find out that all the plants
were “PLASTIC”! There was not 1/3 not even one single real green plant in the place.
I would urge you to check it out yourself this so called
“GREENHOUSE”!
Kris on 14 Sep 2009 at 9:44 am #
Wondering if Greenhouse has received LEED certification yet or if they are still in the process of becoming certified?
b-raz on 21 Jan 2010 at 11:50 pm #
Tina…you’re not “exposing” anything. Firstly, having LEED certification and being eco-friendly does not mean that the plants must be real. As I’m sure you’ve read, the design addresses the eco-friendly part in using recycled and recyclable materials…an irrigation system that would be suitable for all the little “patches” of grass is pretty much a ridiculous concept. Don’t take the name “Greenhouse” literally…
ps- if you so desperately want to see/experience a ‘green wall’ in a club may I suggest “Cloudland” in Brisbane, Australia?
Rebecca on 22 Feb 2010 at 10:50 pm #
Hi there people
I think this space looks very cool, but give the comment above regarding Cloudland, I couldn’t help post a comment with the website address for Cloudland http://www.cloudland.tv
All plants are real – all 5000 of them!