The Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) are two residential towers in the Porta Nuova district of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy, between Via Gaetano de Castillia and Via Federico Confalonieri near Milano Porta Garibaldi railway station. They have a height of 116 metres (381 ft) and 84 m (276 ft) and contain more than 900 trees (approximately 550 and 350 in the first and second towers, respectively) on 8,900 m2 (96,000 sq ft) of terraces. Within the complex is an 11-storey office building; its façade does not include plants.
The towers were designed by Boeri Studio (Stefano Boeri, Gianandrea Barreca and Giovanni La Varra). It also involved input from horticulturalists and botanists.
Construction of the buildings started in 2010 and was completed in October 2014.
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