Exterior living walls
Viritopia designs and installs award-winning, record-breaking living walls around the world. We’re a trusted living wall partner to hundreds of clients, with 600+ projects delivered across 34+ countries.
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Reasons to install an outdoor living wall
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London Wall Place – London, UK
In many countries, major developments are required to offset their environmental impact or leave nature in a measurably better state than before. Living walls create opportunities out of obstacles, helping your project achieve BNG, BREEAM, and UGF targets and transform into something even greater.
Installing an outdoor living wall helps your local ecosystem, improves your city’s climate resilience, elevates property value, and supports your community. Explore the benefits of living walls.
Our exterior living wall projects
They’re even more radiant in person. Join us for a guided tour of one of our UK living walls.
Europe’s largest and most iconic living wall
Eden at New Bailey boasts 3,900 m² of greenery. With a 20,000 litre self-sufficient rainwater harvesting tank and 350,000 plants, this natural landmark increases biodiversity net gain by 174%.
Project awarded Best New Car Park
Featuring 97,000 plants, National Grid’s living wall brought the brand’s sustainable ethos to life.
Sustainable refurb that breathes life
Woking Borough Council’s 7-storey façade purifies the air and provides habitat for wildlife.
World’s largest green wall
Designed by Viritopia and installed by our local partner in Qatar, Khalifa Avenue features 7,000 m² of greenery that withstands extreme heat, humidity, and UV exposure.
Why choose Viritopia’s living walls?
We’re green thumbs, engineers, urban greening consultants, and one of the UK’s top living wall suppliers with a reputation for longevity across projects and climates.
Technology grounded in research
Informed by our horticultural heritage and ongoing research, our living walls are built to last and achieve the greatest impact.
Experienced design and delivery partner
We can help you turn early ideas into something even better than imagined — and deliver on them.
Award-winning living wall specialists
Specialising in living façades, we build high-quality products that are as stunning as they are resilient.
Types of living walls we offer
With ongoing research and development since 2008, we’ve designed our greening systems to be sustainable, safe, and long-lasting.
Modular living walls
Our flagship Viritopia Living Wall System® allows plants to grow strongand dense, delivering an impressive visual and environmental impact.
Climbing living walls
The Viritopia Living Mesh System® is a lightweight, visually subtle metal grid. It supports climbing plants as they grow up and across your façade.
Hybrid living walls
We can combine our proprietary systems to create the perfect living wall for your project’s goals.
Quick facts about our living green walls
Specifications
Our modules are 500mm long, 250mm wide, and 100mm deep. Their depth allows plants to truly take root.
Fire rating
We designed our products with a commitment to safety. Third-party fire test results indicate values associated with a B-s2,d0 reaction to fire classification.*
*Full reports available upon request.
Material
Our green wall panels are manufactured in the UK using fire-retardant plastic or stainless steel.
Weight
Our living wall panels weigh 72kg/m² when saturated. We’ll advise you on the ideal fixtures and build-ups for the facade.
Costs
Living wall costs vary based on your goals and project requirements. We provide tailored quotes with all costs outlined upfront.
Longevity
Our maintenance technicians complete regular inspections to ensure your wall thrives far into the future.
Turnkey living wall solution
From planning and design to installation and maintenance, we manage every stage of your living wall project under one roof.
Strategy
First, we ensure a living wall is the right solution for the project’s goals and constraints.
Design
Our creative team helps develop the concept with plant palettes, specs, and mockups.
Engineering
We support with technical designs and structural guidance to help you secure planning.
Delivery
Plants are pregrown off-site for a smooth installation and instant coverage from day 1.
Maintenance
Our living wall projects include regular maintenance to ensure your green façade thrives.
The Mailbox – Stockport, UK
The natural lush greenery perfectly complements the urban backdrop and offers an oasis of calm in a busy city centre. Viritopia understood our vision and requirements from the offset and met them with enthusiasm and top quality service.
Recognised living wall suppliers
Our projects have been recognised in Europe and around the world for scale, design, and complexity.
Facade Awards UK – Best new build project - North
Facade Awards UK – Sustainability project of the year
Accredited in the UK and internationally
Frequently asked questions
Find answers to common questions about our outdoor living walls.
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How do living walls help projects comply with regulatory requirements?
Living walls can help new developments and retrofits meet Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), and Urban Greening Factor (UGF) targets. The plants in living walls help improve air quality, capture carbon, cool the immediate atmosphere, and support wildlife, such as birds, bats, and pollinators.
How do you mitigate fire risks on living walls?
We perform regular maintenance to ensure the soil has consistent moisture and the plants are healthy. To further improve a living façade’s fire safety, we can also install on a calcium board and avoid dry grasses or plants rich in natural oils, such as lavender or rosemary. To learn more, view our Best Practice Guide for Living Walls and Fire Safety" on our technical resources page.
Can a living wall be fixed to any façade?
A green wall can be built upon almost any façade. We offer 5 types of build-ups, allowing us to install living walls on brick, concrete, steel frame, solid masonry, insulated cladding, ccv and interior structures. Our living walls can also be designed to be freestanding. Our consultants are happy to provide guidance to help you select the ideal build-up.
Can our building support the weight of an exterior green wall?
We advise on build-ups and handle weight calculations in an early feasibility study to design a façade that the building can easily support.
How long will the plants in a living wall last?
Plant lifespan depends on the species. Typically, we allow 3-5 years for herbaceous plants and 5-7 years for shrubs or plants with woodier stems. Our maintenance contract covers plant replacement as needed.
What does an exterior living wall cost?
Living wall costs vary based on façade size, system type, plants species, and the building's structural access — larger or harder-to-reach elevations can require more scaffolding and installation time. We factor maintenance into each quote, so there's nothing extra to budget for later. Reach out to discuss your site and receive a tailored estimate.
Do you install living walls outside of the UK?
Yes. We’ve delivered projects across the world in vastly different climates, from Qatar to Sweden. We work with local partners to install and maintain our living wall panels to our same high standard. Contact us to enquire about your region.
Does Viritopia provide other types of green walls?
As Viritopia focuses on natural solutions for the greatest environmental impact and value, we do not supply artificial green walls or hydroponic living wall systems. Sometimes we offer wires and climbers or hybrid façade planters when they’re a better choice for the building. Our consultants will help you select the best green wall option for your project.
Let’s bring your project to life
Make the most of the vertical space on your building. Reach out to explore what an exteriror living wall could do for your project.
