#roof deck design

Mori Trust invited BAM to design the landscape areas and green walls of the second EDITION in Tokyo, a boutique structure designed by Kengo Kuma Associates. Based on the Ginza city planning green building requirements the project was required to have more green space at ground level than was permissible by the architectural programs. Thus a solution for a green wall on the first floor facade was introduced, creating vertical landscape elements that became part of the overall facade design. The landscape design at the street level included the building’s West and South sides, with a two story green wall juxtaposed with the hotel entrance glass volume. The Roof is an outdoor social space that is used both in daytime and evenings by the... More