Restaurant made of entirely out of salt cleans polluted air When we think of salt, we think of it as a way to season our food. But for the Iranian Emtiaz Designing Group, salt was the main material for a new kind of eco-friendly building, the Salt Restaurant of Shiraz in southern Iran, where the walls, tables and even the stairs were covered with a salty coating. Best of all, this layer of salt helps to clean the polluted air of the city, while also giving this eatery a distinctive identity. Inspired by local and naturally occurring salt caves of the region, Emtiaz wanted to create a design that reflected the areas distinctive salt mines and Marharloo salt lake of Shiraz. They explain: In this particular case, the walls, structural sculptures and ceilings are made from salt sourced from the nearby salt mines and salt lake of Shiraz which was mixed with natural gum to harden it. Salt is a natural disinfectant and the ions it releases also purify and filter the air, making it the perfect material for a restaurant. treehugger/green-architecture/salt-restaurant-cleans-polluted-air-emtiaz-designing-group.html
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 01:46:43 +0000
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