Friday 20 June 2014

Green roofs don't have to be virtuous

I like the idea of green roofs but too often the results are a bit... worthy. How to make a green roof that doesn't trumpet its own righteousness?

Maybe a face:



Maybe SCIENCE


Maybe tropical



But we just have moss.


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2 comments:

  1. I’ve been watching Grand Designs Australia (which I recommend over the British edition, which I find unwatchable) and the last two have featured interesting approaches with green roofs. One is essentially a terrace house with the garden on top and a green wall because there was nowhere else to put it [1]. The other has a huge garden on top of a concrete ceiling floating above their main living space [2].

    [1]: http://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/arts-and-entertainment/article/living-sustainably-forest-lodge-eco-house
    [2]: http://www.lifestyle.com.au/tv/grand-designs-australia/episode.aspx?id=445002

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  2. Wows, that's green roofing on an epic scale...

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