1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Bratislava
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Vertikálna záhradná stena v kaviarni J & T Bank
Short description of the intervention
The Vertical Garden Wall situated at the J&T Bank Café Bratislava was constructed in 2010 as Bratislava's first vertical green wall. The green wall in the two-story J & T Bank Café is one of the most recent implementations of Patrick Blanc – botanist and the creator of Vertical Garden. The Café was designed by the architectural studio MIMOLIMIT, and has been realized under the supervision of AED project. The vertical garden consists of more than 2600 plants of 66 various species (3).
Address

Dvořákovo nábrežie 7521
Staré Mesto
811 02 Bratislava
Slovakia

Location
Point location, which indicates where the NBS takes place
Total area
300.00m²
NBS area
300.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Building
Website of the intervention
https://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/realisations/bratislava/jt-cafe-bank…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2010
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2010
End date of the intervention
2010
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
The main goal of the project was to create impressive external appearances for the cafe, while the interesting interiors provide sufficient illumination. The additional objectives were to use green to improve air quality, reduce the energy consumption of the building and to provide natural protection from the weather (5).
Quantitative targets
Area: 300 m² (3)
Weight: < 30kg per m²
Plants: 2600 plants from 66 different species (5)
Monitoring indicators defined
Unknown
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Environmental quality
Air quality improvement
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Sustainable consumption
Implementation activities
Unknown
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Nature in buildings (indoor)
Green walls and ceilings
Type of Green Wall
Substrate / soil-based living wall
Vegetation Type
Shrubs
Flower beds
Please specify other amenities offered by the NBS
Aesthetics
Amenities offered by the NBS
Other
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Local climate regulation (temperature reduction)
Air quality regulation
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Aesthetic appreciation
Scale
Spatial scale
Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Private sector/Corporate/Company
Governance
Governance arrangements
Led by non-government actors
Non-government actors
Private sector/Corporate/Business
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The J&T Bank Café green wall has been subject to the investment of J&T Finance Group a.s. and is one of the most recent implementations of famous Patrick Blanc – botanist and the creator of Vertical Garden. The Café itself was designed by the architectural studio MIMOLIMIT, has been realized under the supervision of AED project (2).
Key actors - initiating organization
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Land owners
Private sector or company
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Land owners
Private sector or company
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Unknown
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Unknown
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Co-finance for NBS
No
Co-financing governance arrangements
No
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
No
Financing
Total cost
€100,000 - €500,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
Unknown
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
€209,241.84 EUR (5500000 CZK) (3)
Source(s) of funding
Corporate investment
Type of fund(s) used
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Green densification model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Private for-profit actor (e.g. firm, insurer)
Type of innovation
Technological
Product innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The use of green will improve air quality, reduce energy consumption of the building, and provide natural protection from the weather. (5)
Novelty level of the innovation
The innovation is copied/derived from previous initiative(s) without substantial adaptation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
French botanist and vertical landscape designer Patrick Blanc has promoted the concept of vertical gardens (in French Le Mur Vegetal) internationally. Blanc has been responsible for the design previously of the world-famous living wall at the Paris Musée du Quai Branly. (5)

Replicability/Transferability
The innovation is transferred to new initiative(s) without substantial adaptation
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
It is suggested that his system of vertical gardens can be used anywhere - from the external facades of buildings and for air-conditioned interiors. It is a three-component system based on the PVC layer, felt and metal frame - this provides a grid without soil that is light enough to be able to hang on the wall. The weight of the system is less than 30 kilograms per square meter. (5) This is otherwise known as the "synthetic felt" structural system for living facades. (7) This system has been replicated on many structures both before and since this intervention, beginning with the living wall of the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris 1986, and has since been used on projects such as the Green Bridge at Century Museum of Contemporary Art, in Kanazawa 2012 and the living wall at PAMM Pérez Art Museum in Miami 2013. (8)
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Climate change
Lowered local temperature
Environmental quality
Improved air quality
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Increased number of species present
Description of environmental benefits
1. This garden is made up of more than 2,600 plants of 66 different species, and its current appearance depends on the flowering of each species. This has increased the species variety and contribute to the reduction of biodiversity loss within the city premises. 2. It is not reported but the project was expected to improve the air quality and reduce the temperature of the building. (5, 6, 7)
Economic impacts
Reduce financial cost for urban management
Please specify other socio-cultural impact
Improved asthetics
Description of economic benefits
1. It is not reported, but the project was expected to reduce the energy demand for the building. (5, 6, 7)
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
Other
Description of social and cultural benefits
1. The project has increased the total green space within the city and made it accessible to the visitors and users of the space. 2. It also has enhanced the aesthetics of the place and provided the users an opportunity to connect with nature. (1, 5, 7)
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Species variety, total area of green space and aesthetically pleased users (1, 7)
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Environmental quality
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
Unknown as of October, 2020.
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Unknown
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
Impact assessment mechanism
Name of any specific impact assessment tools
Unknown
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No evidence in public records
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Web links relevant to the intervention
(1) J&T CAFÉ BANKA, BRATISLAVA
(2) J&T Banka Café in Bratislava, Slovakia
(3) J&T Offices Bratislava, Slovakia
(4) Pictures and Summary
(5) Patrick Blanc and Garden Walls
(7) Living Wall (Vertical Greening): Benefits and Threats
(8) Patrick Blanc – vertical gardens
Documents relevant to the intervention
Attachment Size
(6) RESIN: City Assessment Report Bratislava. Bratislava (1.69 MB) 1.69 MB
List of references
(1) Blanc, Patrick. (2010). J&T Café Banka, Bratislava. Retrieved from https://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/realisations/bratislava/jt-cafe-banka-bratislava on 1st November, 2020.
(2) AED. (2010). J&T Banka Café in Bratislava, Slovakia. Retrieved from https://www.aedproject.cz/j-t-banka-cafe-v-bratislave-slovensko on 1st November, 2020.
(3) AED. (2011). J&T Offices Bratislava, Slovakia. Retrieved from https://www.aedproject.cz/j-t-offices-bratislava-slovensko on 1st November, 2020.
(4) iluma. (2010). J&T Bank Bratislava. Retrieved from http://www.iluma.sk/eng/?post_type=portfolio_mod&p=53 on 1st November, 2020.
(5) Zelena Architektura. (2011). Vertikálne záhrady francúzskeho botanika Blanca. Retrieved from http://www.zelenarchitektura.sk/2011/02/vertikalne-zahrady-francuzskeho-botanika-blanca/ on 1st November, 2020.
(6) Kozova, Maria, Pauditsova, Eva and Hudekova, Zuzana. (2016). RESIN: City Assessment Report Bratislava. Bratislava.
(7) Rakhshandehroo, Mehdi. Juhari Mohd Yusof, Mohd. and Roozbeh Arabi, Band. (2015). Living Wall (Vertical Greening): Benefits and Threats. Selangor. University Putra Malaysia. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275533827_Living_Wall_Vertical_Greening_Benefits_and_Threats
(8) Bianchini, Riccardo. (2019). The vertical gardens of Patrick Blanc. Retrieved from https://www.inexhibit.com/case-studies/patrick-blanc-vertical-gardens/ on 1st November, 2020.
Comments and notes
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Public Images
J&T bank cafe Bratislava
Architechture.Engineering.Design (AED)
https://www.aedproject.cz/j-t-banka-cafe-v-bratislave-slovensko
Vertical Garden Wall at the J&T Bank Café (1)
Vertical Garden Wall at the J&T Bank Café (1)
Source: Ref. 1
Vertical Garden Wall at the J&T Bank Café (1)
Vertical Garden Wall at the J&T Bank Café (1)
Source: Ref. 1