Whenever I See Photographs,

of creepers or ivy covering a building,

 I always wonder if in some way it damages the building, but not in this case, photographs Dantri, located deep in Hanoi’s Dong Da district is one of the Vietnamese capital’s most unique landmarks – a 5-storey apartment buildings completely covered by a living, creeping, green curtain, but why? 

 “In 1990, this area was mostly low-rise, so the sunlight hit the building all through the day making living in it very hard. Therefore, I chose to grow creeper plants to limit sunlight from entering my house,” Prof. Dr. Hoang Nhu Tang told Dantri, 

the so-called “living building” of Hanoi is the work of Prof. Dr. Hoang Nhu Tang – former lecturer at Hanoi University of Civil Engineering and resident of this unique building, it all started 30 years ago, in 1990, back when this was one of the tallest constructions in the area, which basically meant that it had almost no shelter from the scorching sun during the summer, “Many people say that planting creeper plants like these attracts mosquitoes, but on the contrary, thanks to the protective curtain, the air in the house is very fresh, cool, and my house does not have mosquitoes,” the proud pensioner said, “The house is a peaceful place that helps people live in harmony with nature in this cramped urban center.” what a totally different take on how to clad a building.