The Oasia Hotel Downtown is known for its greenery. There is a hotel in the central business district. Plants have taken over the facade of the building. In Singapore's central business district, Oasia Hotel Downtown stands out due to its red mesh coating and green facade. According to a WOHA Architects factsheet sent to Insider, the construction of the hotel began in 2012 and was finished in 2016 WOHA Architects is an architecture firm based in Singapore. The hotel cost around 100 million Singapore dollars. The architects chose the red aluminum mesh base because they wanted to create a contrast against the greenery and the blue sky. The mesh above the building gives the plants an extra 140 feet to grow. The plants are arranged at different heights based on how much sunlight they need, their resilience to the wind, and how quickly they grow. Plants have taken over the building in photos from Street View. The hotel was newly constructed in July of 2016 Some of the plants change their appearance throughout the year by following different bloom cycles. The lower parts of the hotel were being overtaken by greenery. The greenery is creeping higher in a July picture. One side of the hotel is covered in plants. The green facade keeps the hotel's temperature cooler than the ambient temperature. As the plants provide shade and absorb heat, they are able to fight the urban island heat effect, where temperatures in built environments are warmer than in nearby rural areas. The density of greenery is measured by the green plot ratio. The Oasia Hotel Downtown has a green plot ratio of 1, 100%, which means the plants on the building can cover more than 10 times the amount of greenery lost as a result of the hotel's construction. The construction of the building adds to the greenery rather than reducing it. You can read the original article.
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