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garden-To-TaBle
The Savoy, located in KONE’s
hometown of Helsinki, Finland,
offers a locally grown “menu”
on a small scale. The Alvar Aalto
designed gourmet restaurant
grows more than 40 species of
herbs and a variety of salad greens
on its rooftop terrace during the
summer. Nearly 200,000 bees
also earn their keep – the nectar is
believed to be collected from 30
flower species.
aT your service
Long waiting times for elevators are
among the major drawbacks of “living
tall” reported by 31 percent of respon-
dents. The growing need among high-
rise dwellers for speed and convenience
is being addressed by rapid advances in
high-rise elevator technology. KONE is
at the forefront in delivering comfort-
enhancing solutions such as super-fast
double-deck elevators and intelligent
access control systems that automati-
cally identify passengers and take them
directly to their own floor.
High-rise living has brought pleasant
surprises for the Louhiluoto family: the
youngest son learned to count with the
help of elevator buttons!
James agrees, “Life at the top is
astounding. I’d recommend Princess
Tower to anyone wanting state-of-the-
art living and exceptional residential
facilities.”
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london’s
new green
Next year will see the opening
of a new green space designed
to draw visitors, enhance
livability and build a sense of
communal identity for London’s
Southbank. Conceived as a
“people magnet” and green
connector in the new Embassy
Gardens housing development,
Linear Park is strongly inspired
by New York’s High Line, a
public park built on an elevated
freight rail on Manhattan’s West
Side. Linear Park will meander
from Vauxhall to Battersea
Power Station, striving to
emulate the success of the High
Line as an inspiring example of
urban regeneration.
The lungs of
singapore
Every second Singaporean wants to
live high up in a tall building, yet
within easy reach of nature. This is no
longer an impossible equation thanks
to Gardens by the Bay, a 101-hectare
park built on reclaimed land flanking
the skyscrapers of downtown Singa-
pore. Opened in 2012, this science
fiction paradise enhances quality of
life for Singaporeans by “greening”
the city and significantly increasing
outdoor recreational space. Designed
by British Grant Associates, the
iconic landmark includes a grove of
“supertrees” stretching as high as
50 meters. These towering steel struc-
tures covered with ferns, orchids and
other vegetation have a unique eco-
logical function: they collect rainwater,
generate solar energy, and function as
part of the park’s cooling system.
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