15.07.2022 Barbara Zettel

Trudo Tower in Eindhoven by Inbo + Stefano Boeri

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In Eindhoven, the Trudo building society along with Stefano Boeri and the local studio Inbo has devised the first vertical wood for social housing.

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The 19-storey Trudo Tower rises to a height of 70 m. Troughs planted with shrubs and trees hang from the outer walls of the steel-framed building like oversized swallows’ nests. The plants are anchored by their root balls to the troughs, and at appropriate heights are additionally secured by steel cables lashed to stainless steel hooks on the exterior – the largest trees being up to 6,50 m high. 

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For a harmonious evergreen combination of plants offering a variety of foliage colours, leaf shapes and flowers, the agronomist Laura Gatti and the planning team chose perennial, native species less susceptible to imbalanced growth or broken branches and well able to withstand strong winds. To create a link to the urban environment, varieties with leaves, blossoms and autumn foliage in grey and red were also planted, including purple-leaved filbert, chokeberry and dogwood.

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The trees and shrubs had already been accustomed to constricted conditions and drip irrigation by the tree nursery. An automatic irrigation system provides the vertical forest with rainwater, which is collected from the roof and stored in underground cisterns that each hold 20 000 l. In the event of a fault in the hydration or nutrient levels, sensors send an alarm to the market garden responsible for maintenance of the plants.  

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Shops and a café help liven up the ground floor. Storage facilities for the residents are located on the next two storeys, while communal indoor and outdoor areas are available for residents’ use on the third floor. From the fourth floor on, all storeys are organized in uniform fashion, each featuring eight apartments ranging between 35 and 50 m² in size and grouped around a circulation core. Each of the 125 living units altogether has a balcony and two trough planters containing greenery. The apartments are fitted out by the residents themselves – given the ceiling height of 3,50 m there is also room for a gallery.

Read more in Detail 7/8.2022 and in our databank Detail Inspiration.


Architecture: Stefano Boeri Architetti, Inbo
Client: Trudo
Location: Philitelaan, Eindhoven (NL)


Structural engineering: Adviesbureau Tielemans
Landscape architecture: Laura Gatti, Du Pré Groenprojekten
Contractor: Stam + De Koning Bouw

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