The extensive green roofs with a total surface of 233.68 m2 along with the solar panels on the rooftop of Rende Wastewater Treatment Plant adjust the indoor and outdoor temperature. The green roofs cool down the solar panels (from 61.8℃ to 36.4℃) and increase the efficiency of outputting power (increase up to 23.3% power generation). Location: Tainan, Taiwan owner website
© BuGG In the 1980s, a group of 30 families came together and decided to build a housing estate. It was supposed to provide a natural environment for children and was built to be environmentally friendly. Parts of the houses are made of wood and all buildings have grass roofs. The pavement is laid with cobbles so that the rainwater can easily drain into the ground. In many houses, clay stoves were installed, which run through all floors. This allows all rooms to be heated in an energy-efficient manner. In total, there are 30 terraced houses in the eco-settlement. In addition, there is a large community house where, for example, yoga, dance classes, or joint celebrations take place. Designer: BuGGYear: 1930Location: Germany owner website
Green roof on the building on Rua S. Dinis, in Porto, under the responsibility of the company Neoturf espacos verdes, belonging to Porto’s City Hall. Green roof consultancy: Associação Nacional de Coberturas Verdes (ANCV) Landlab ZinCo Green Flat and Sloped Roof Systems Installation by the company Neoturf espaços verdes Designer: ANCV with NeoturfYear: –Location: Porto owner website more info at:Neoturf www.neoturf.ptLandlab www.landlab.pt
The intervention takes place as a moment of territorial reconfiguration of the morphology of the Alcântara Valley and as a confrontation between distinct and complementary natures – hillside space/covered space. Recovering lost continuities, both of visual and ecological systems “The intervention takes place as a moment of territorial reconfiguration of the morphology of the Alcântara Valley and as a confrontation between distinct and complementary natures – hillside space/covered space. The reconfiguration is carried out in the sense of finding a defined path for a landscape recovery of the valley, for a recovery of a consistent dialogue between the currently disconnected slopes and for a reestablishment of a relationship obstructed by the cut imposed by the current WWTP. Further downstream, the cut is accentuated by the urbanization and transformation, not yet carried out, of the slope exposed to the west. We speak of landscape recovery because we try to recover lost continuities, both of visual and ecological systems. The reminiscence of the archetypal morphology of the valley, the Alcântara Valley, is reinterpreted through the reconstitution of the terrain underlying the road corridors implemented on the half slope. Together with this action, we promote the constitution of the genesis of a pedological substrate capable of supporting a viable vegetation cover, rich in its floristic and imagery diversity, correspondingly decisive for the stabilization and consolidation, for the dynamic balance of the slope and, consequently, for its biological reactivation and for its full integration in the structural systems – visual, ecological, of the city’s landscape.” PROAP Start Date: 01.2005End Date: 01.2011Theme: Infrastructure Integration, Environmental RequalificationArea: 8,4 haClient: SimTejo S.A. Location: Lisbon, PortugalAuthors: João Nunes (PROAP), Carlos RibasCollaborators: Carla Silva, Clara Guedes, Joana Barreto, Mariana Sargo, Miguel Coelho de Sousa, Nuno Mota, Sara NevesArchitecture: Manuel Aires Mateus, Frederico Valsassina (FVA) Designer: ARGEX with PROAPYear: 2011Location: Lisbon owner website more info at:PROAP http://www.proap.pt/pt-pt/FVA https://www.fvarq.com/
This production facility has been facing a challenge of weight restrains which is common on he metal roofs with long spans between the ribs. The traditional green roofs with sufficient storm-water handling capacity could not be implemented. Capturing up to 60% of yearly rain water The lightweight Urbanscape Premium High Green Roof system has been implemented. It‘s design is focusing on good storm-water handling capacity which can capture up to 45 liters of water /m2 but still limiting weight to only 70 kg/m2 which is half of traditional green roofs with similar capacity. The provided system can capture up to 60% of yearly rain water . The extremely good water holding consequently leads to higher evaporation during the summer months. Our performance evaluation study also shows good reduction of the temperature on the roof (more than 20 degrees less in peek summer) as well as lower solar radiation transfer in to the building. Designer: UrbanscapeYear: 2019Location: Spain owner website
Credit for HD images to: Pikt’Air An extensive green roof which turns into an extensive green wall without compromising the architectural design. “The reach” expansion A combination of a lightweight organic growing medium for green roofs LiteTop from American Hydrotech and the Urbanscape Green Roll growing medium made of rock mineral wool fibres from Knauf Insulation has been used for the flat space. At the green-roof-to-green-wall transition this combination has been combined with the Ecose® Technology Green Wall Boards growing medium for green roofs made of rock mineral wool fibres. All growing media have been stabilized and strengthened with GardNet from Hydrotech. To ensure a long-lasting success of these green swoops before they were installed, a test ‘ramp’ had been created and monitored for months. Designer: UrbanscapeYear: 2019Location: USA owner website
Rooftop garden with curved lines. Challenge was to create a unique impression by connecting different materials, plants, wood, emphasizing those curved lines. Emphasized curved lines Landscape architect used different Urbanscape® materials (Flocks, Cubes, Roll, Drainage) to deliver the solution for the roof garden with pronounced curvy areas and plant grass in shallow areas. The Landscaper employed local grasses, plants and trees. Unique design, with emphasis on pronounced curved surfaces, also Urbanscape Roll (20mm) applied for shallow parts for grass planting. Designer: UrbanscapeYear: 2018City: Tokyo owner website
HUF HAUS Show House, Hartenfels, Germany A fascinating building rises picturesquely on a light plateau in the middle of the HUF village. The outlines of the slim wood-glass construction in the landscape are elegant. An impressive “Butterfly roof” Anyone who wonders how the classic components of timbered architecture can be interpreted even more intelligently and in an unprecedented way will find the answer in the crystal-clear HUF show house “Ausblick”: Maximum transparency characterizes the appearance of the filigree bungalow as well as the impressive “Butterfly roof” that makes the architecture of the house look even finer and more open. This slightly different roof surfaces create a barely noticeable asymmetry in the otherwise very rhythmic and stringent exterior, which immediately becomes an eye-catcher. The butterfly roof is oriented in its shape to the nature and symbolizes the beauty of a Falters. On average, Urbanscape® Green Roof System is much lighter than other regular green roof, so it can be installed also on lightweight constructions and to differently shaped and inclined roofs, what the HUF “Ausblick” house absolutely has, where traditional green roof systems are not possible. The lightweight design of Urbanscape ® Green Roof System does not compromise the structure stability and at the same time provides good stormwater buffer (stormwater management) through natural evaporation, herewith cooling the roof of the house and represent an advanced performance regarding the energy efficiency. Furthermore, the sedum roof increases the biodiversity in the urban area by providing protection and a source of food for bees, butterflies and other insects. The architecturally cleverly planned and built house with Urbanscape Green Roof on top, combined with the innovative engineering and architectural aspiration of the HUF House, creates a harmonious whole that harmonizes the life of man, house and nature – architecture in its most intelligent form. Designer: UrbanscapeYear: 2020Country: Germany owner website
Credit for HD images to: Pikt’Air We are delighted to announce the unveiling of our biggest Urbanscape® green roof in France — a 8,300m2 installation that will save almost two Olympic-sized swimming pools of storm-water every year. A lush green impact in a desert environment like Dubai We are delighted to announce the unveiling of our biggest Urbanscape® green roof in France — a 8,300m2 installation that will save almost two Olympic-sized swimming pools of storm-water every year. This Urbanscape system will store more than 4,800m3 of rainwater every year — the equivalent of almost two 2,500m3 Olympic swimming pools of water every year. Such a high level of absorption of the new 8,300m2 roof will make a major contribution to the local environment and have a huge impact on cooling the building during summer months as well as reduce heat island effect — where the urban environment is much hotter than surrounding countryside. Green roofs such as Urbanscape can also contribute to better urban biodiversity and help absorb air pollution, which is good news in the light of European Commission review of key environmental issues facing France. The giant green roof features vegetation by the Sempergreen Group and is more than 11 times bigger than our previous Urbanscape record holder, which covers an area of 700m2. Urbanscape’s unique Performance Evaluation Tool (PET) was used to ensure the precise calculation of the roof’s water retention potential. PET analyses complex local weather data, the area’s climate history and the dimensions of the installation to produce reliable final figures. Designer: UrbanscapeYear: 2021Country: France owner website
With a total surface of 460 m2 it is by far among the biggest projects in the MEA region. We are very proud to be a part of the Slovenian pavilion at EXPO 2021 in Dubai, which showcases Slovenia as the green heart of Europe, situated at an important European crossroads combining natural elements: water, forest and wood. It features an eye-catching 6 meters high Urbanscape® Green wall with 45,000 plants. The wall is designed in 11 varieties of locally grown plants in green shades to represent Slovenian forests. The Slovenian Pavilion and its Urbanscape® Green wall is unique for its lush green impact in a desert environment like Dubai, UAE. With a total surface of 460 m2 it is by far among the biggest projects in the MEA region. The Green Wall covers an area of 460 m2, with about 1500 installed green wall panels (30 are custom made) and 45.000 hand-planted local plants selected by the client. The load-bearing structure of green wall panels is represented by more than 1000 meters of various profiles. A lush green impact in a desert environment like Dubai The project started in the spring of 2020 and it was definitely specific from several perspectives. It required combining different approaches and a lot of coordination. We had been challenged to find a solution that would represent Slovenia and would at the same time fit in the local environment and climate.Around the building there was a pool area representing Slovenian lakes as our natural treasure. This meant our solution had to be hydroponic based and not soil based to avoid small soil particles leaching in the pool area which could stain the water. The installation of the profiles took place in extreme conditions, at extremely high outdoor temperatures. During the installation, the planted plants were already thriving quite nicely which was also noticed by swarms of grasshoppers. Luckily for us, they fed only on one plant species which meant we had to replant “only” a few thousand plants. The Green Wall covers an area of approximately 500 m2, with about 1,500 installed green wall panels (30 are custom-made) and 45,000 hand-planted local plants selected by the client. The load-bearing structure of the green wall panels is represented by more than 1,000 meters of various profiles. It weights up to 45 kg/m2 when fully saturated with water. The Urbanscape® Green wall at Expo 2020 is hydroponic based. The growing media used in the green wall is rock mineral, as a light and inert substrate, where nutrient dosing is easier to regulate and the environment is more controlled than in conventional soil substrate mixtures; it is a pH-neutral substrate (7). The rock mineral growing media has an enormous water retention capacity (up to 90% of volume) and is therefore even more suitable for growing plants in arid climate.We are using the most advanced irrigation systems for watering the green walls. The average water consumption on this project will range from less than 2 liters/m2 in winter, and up to 4 liters/m2 in summer (with temperatures exceeding 40°C). Designer: UrbanscapeYear: 2021City: Dubai owner website
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