Green roofs

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about green roofs

NieuwsSpecificatie • 16 jan. 2024

10 accessible cultural and community green roofs

Groene daken worden steeds vaker met voorkeur bekeken bij bouwprojecten over de hele wereld. De voordelen ervan, van het minimaliseren van het energieverbruik tot het verbeteren van de biodiversiteit, wegen vaak op tegen de kosten. Een groendaksysteem bestaat uit een aantal elementen, waaronder: een hoogwaardige waterdichte laag, een wortelwerend systeem, drainage, filterdoek, aarde en vegetatie. Er zijn verschillende soorten groendaken, waarbij extensieve groendaken en intensieve groendaken twee van de meest voorkomende varianten zijn. Extensieve groendaken vereisen relatief weinig onderhoud, gebruiken meer eenvoudige plantensoorten en zijn niet ontworpen voor mensen. Intensieve groendaken zijn toegankelijk en hun structuren zijn geschikt... Meer
Prapan Napawongdee

project • Door Shma Company LimitedCommercieel landschap

Sky Forest Scape

“SKY FOREST SCAPE” is a new type of public space on the roof of Bangkok. It is a part of the new mixed-use development called “SIAMSCAPE'' which is located at the heart of ‘Siam Square’ - a vibrant young-gen commercial district. This project is a part of the bigger master plan that aims to revamp ‘Siam Square’ with more people-centric urban spaces including walking streets, gathering places, and greenery. SKY FOREST SCAPE is a new solution to connect the city vertically with public space and greenery in the sky. While walking street on ground attracts big cheerful events. Phos Studio Phos Studio Phos Studio On the 10th floor “SKY FOREST SCAPE” It is designed to become bio... Meer

NieuwsNieuws • 12 okt. 2022

Skylab Architecture designs the new Serena Williams building at Nike World Headquarters in Oregon

Nike opened a new building to celebrate the legacy of the world-renowned sports legend Serena Williams, at its Nike World Headquarters’ (NWH) Campus in Beaverton, Oregon. Designed by Portland-based firm Skylab architecture, the new building covers more than 1 million square feet, the largest at NWH. Jeremy Bittermann The campus comprises four distinct parts- three wings linked by a 12-storey tower with shared amenities for the entire campus. The idea of flow, a dynamic planning strategy that is both efficient and informed, is central to the design, facilitating unplanned interactions and prospects among designers and various parts of the business.  Jeremy Bittermann The project fosters connectivity and cohesiv... Meer

project • Door Piotr Hardecki ArchitektLagere scholen

Educational complex in Gdynia

A senior primary and secondary school for approximately 650 students attending 26 classes and an eight-room kindergarten for approximately 200 children. Photo: Bartek Makowski Photo: Bartek Makowski The concept of the building was selected in a nationwide architectural competition.The school was designed in the form of two separate wings with separate entrance halls and cloakroom complexes. An irregular "street" connects the two entrance halls on the ground floor and the common functions, i.e. library, assembly hall, administration, teachers' room and sports area. The kitchen facilities serve both the school and the kindergarten. The sports section includes a gymnasium with a 20x40m pitch (which can be divided into three sma... Meer

project • Door ElevateFabrieken

Meama Coffee Factory

Wie zegt dat een fabriek grauw en saai moet zijn? De Meama Coffee fabriek, midden in de heuvels net buiten de stad van Tbilisi, is een lust voor het oog. De L-vormige structuur combineert futuristische elementen in de vorm van de omliggende heuvels, en pronkt als een “gevouwen” betonnen gebouw met schuine glazen wanden, talrijke dakramen en een indrukwekkend groendak.  Opgericht in 2016, werd de Meama koffiefabriek al snel één van de grootste koffieproducenten in Georgië. Het bedrijf importeert hoogwaardige koffiebonen vanuit de hele wereld om deze te branden en malen volgens zorgvuldige kwaliteitsnormen, wat resulteert in de beste koffiemelanges. Met het gebouw wilde de eigenaar de identiteit van zijn k... Meer

project • Door Vizdome SpaceCommercieel landschap

The Magic Mushroom Story

Conception To decrease Urban Heat Island Effect we have decided to combine several methods. Surfaces that reflect and refract sunbeams, green roofs, formation of artificial air currents are used simultaneously in this project.  At the same time, the project is easy to be realized, its implementation doesn’t need significant material costs, developed constructions don't occupy much space.  To transform the location into the place comfortable for people and to eliminate Urban Heat Island Effect we propose to set on its territory three types of easy metal constructions in the shape of mushrooms: ·         1st type. Height 10 m, cap diameter 14 m.  Are designed for sunbeams reflection. Painted... Meer

project • Door ElevateKantoren

Cougnaud Campus

Het dak van het gebouw werd waterdicht gemaakt met het RubberGard EPDM-membraan van Elevate - een éénlaags synthetisch rubberen waterdichtingsmembraan (Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Terpolymer). Het membraan biedt een sterke, flexibele en duurzame oplossing met een levensverwachting van meer dan 50 jaar. S.V.E.T., de erkende distributeur van Elevate in het westen van Frankrijk, trainde de teams van Cougnaud Construction, zodat de membranen konden worden geïntegreerd in het modulaire proces. RubberGard EPDM kan zonder vlam aangebracht worden, mechanisch bevestigd of volledig verkleefd.   Waarom RubberGard EPDM? Franse specialist in modulaire bouw, Cougnaud Construction kiest voor RubberGard EPDM van Elevate om het dak v... Meer

project • Door LIKO-SKantoren

LIKO-Noe

LIKO-Noe® demonstrates what the office buildings will look like in the future. It connects the interior with the exterior, modern materials with nature. It reflects the workmanship precision, state-of-the-art technologies, functionality and attention to detail. It introduces the principles of old times' robust buildings and, at the same time renewability, into the segment of prefabricated buildings.   Natural Thermal Stabilization is in the heart of LIKO-Noe. What do we mean? The building works just with the energies from natural sources. The sun takes care of the electricity, the earth of heat or cold. Forget special machinery. Water is a symbiotic part of the concept - retention lake, water reservoir for the entire company area... Meer

Product • Door Unity Surfacing SystemsPave-Land Series

Pave-Land Series

Our 1.75” and 2” thick Pave-Land Series is designed to meet and exceed all of your project needs for use on infant/ toddler playground areas (yielding a 4ft and 5ft fall rating), rooftops, recreational areas, fitness facilities and more. It is the foundation for a smart, long-term investment in durability and beauty that will last for years to come.As the industry leader, the superior raw materials we provide, coupled with our proprietary manufacturing process, unique design and large size product gives you the strongest, highest quality, environmentally friendly rubber tile system above all overs.All of our products are independently laboratory tested with respect to ASTM, CPSC, AD, FM safety standards and guidelines to be inst... Meer

project • Door LIKO-SCommercieel landschap

LIKO-Vo

LIKO-S, the leading production and construction family company from the Czech Republic, inaugurated the world's first living hall - LIKO-Vo on June 18, 2019. The grand opening ocurred under the auspices of the Minister of the Environment and was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlíček. Compared to other industrial buildings, which warms the surrounding air to up to 80 ° C, LIKO-Vo limits the amount of heat radiation and as a result its surroundings are up to 10 ° C cooler. “Conventional halls covered with standard materials generate huge amounts of heat and act as radiators. In fact, the construction industry in the Czech Republic daily devours 10 hectares of vegetated land, which then cease to retain water... Meer

project • Door Tanya Karim NR Khan & AssociatesParticuliere woningen

Sanchita Residence

“Shanchita” means a “collection of memories”, in a way to treasure. The lifestyle of Dhaka has considerably changed over the last 35 years. Beautiful one unit houses with gardens have been replaced by uncaring high-rise apartments. Today’s apartments serve only to provide us with a residence and do little to become a home. The houses of the yesteryears held a rich collection of memories because families lived together, their gardens were treasured by the children to the elderly. There trees, verandas, terraces were not just elements but integral part of the life of the occupants.   The clients aspired for a 'Baganbari' - house in a garden, where their own children could grow up with ample places to play... Meer

Product • Door ElevateElevate UltraPly™ TPO

ULTRAPLY™ TPO

Elevate UltraPly TPO dakbedekking : reflecterend en duurzaam Elevate wil een uitgebreid gamma kwalitatieve dakafdichtingsoplossingen aanbieden. Dit heeft geleid tot de ontwikkeling van het Elevate UltraPly TPO-membraan. Deze thermoplastische dakfolie is één van de snelst groeiende dakbedekkingsproducten op de markt. Dankzij de talrijke voordelen, zowel op het vlak van duurzaamheid als installatie, wordt dit membraan vandaag volop geplaatst op commerciële en industriële daken. Sinds de installatie van de eerste TPO-daken begin de jaren '90, werden wereldwijd miljoenen m² UltraPly TPO-dakafdichtingssystemen geplaatst. Van de koude omstandigheden in Canada tot het warme en vochtige klimaat in Zuidoost-Azië.... Meer

Product • Door ElevateElevate RubberGard™ EPDM - éénlaags synthetisch rubberen waterdichtingsmembraan voor platte en lichthellende daken

RUBBERGARD™ EPDM - synthetic rubber single-ply waterproofing membrane for flat and low slope roofs

EPDM dakbedekking voor een superieur resultaat Eénlaags synthetisch rubberen waterdichtingsmembraan wint sinds enkele jaren aan marktaandeel. Uitstekende duurzaamheid, eenvoudige installatie en het vermogen om de energie-efficiëntie van gebouwen te optimaliseren en tegelijkertijd hun milieu-impact te minimaliseren zijn de belangrijkste kenmerken. Het RubberGard EPDM-membraan van Elevate heeft al deze voordelen. RubberGard EPDM is een éénlaags synthetisch rubberen waterdichtingsmembraan voor platte en lichthellende daken van commerciële, industriële en residentiële gebouwen. Caption Het biedt uitstekende duurzaamheid, weerstand en flexibiliteit om zich aan te passen aan de huidge en toekomsti... Meer

project • Door Mono ArchitektenLagere scholen

After-School Care Centre Waldorf School

The grounds of the Waldorf School in Prenzlauer Berg possess a unique urban positioning between socialist prefabricated structures, Wilhelminian style blocks and the green spaces of the Jewish cemetery. The school building, having undergone a spirited renovation process, is a 5-storey prefab building from the 1970s.The after-school care centre and later extensions were designed in a completely different style. The new centre docks on the school’s courtyard stretching towards the sports hall, providing the schoolyard with a structural back to the street and a clear centre. The projections and recesses create different outdoor areas for various uses. The buildings received green roofs inclined in different directions and, with the rising eave... Meer

project • Door Transform ArchitectureHotels

Mia Resort

MIA Resort is located on a coastal road linking Cam Ranh and Nha Trang in Central Vietnam. Man’s control over nature had left the site abandoned when the side of the mountain was excavated to build the road, and extensive rock and debris was thrown down the sloping site. The demand for infrastructure had short-sightedly rendered the land damaged and barren.However, the site presented an amazing development prospect as there was a private beach below the steep 35m drop from the road. Upon our first visit, we saw the site as an opportunity to return the rubble-filled area back to its natural beginnings by planting the seeds for nature to take over. Unlike most projects where architecture dominates the site taming nature, this project attempts... Meer