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Catherine gardens An architectural concept where large ecosystems are enclosed in huge shells around buildings to protect them from pollution. this was also named floating ecosystem because of the empty spaces predicted in the design.
The catherine gardens gets its name from circular growth pattern of the ivy plants as a projection of the designer's thought -just like the catherine wheel of Haz-Zebbug. the design is mainly aimed at providing an isolated and protective environment for the migrating birds amidst the disturbing activities of the urban scenario. The concept has vulcanized rubber tubes growing plants running spirally downwards to facilitate the water flow which gets collected at the bottom....