Roof Garden

BaseCamp, Lyngby, Copenhagen

Large building with a pitched green roof
project profile data
Area: 9,300 m²
Construction year: 2019
Architect/Planner: Lars Gitz Architects, Copenhagen
Client: BaseCamp Group, London
System build-up: “Roof Garden” with Floradrain® FD 40-E (flat areas) or Protectodrain® PD 250 (steeper areas)

Smart Plaza, Kiev

Roof garden with lawn, walkways and raised plant beds
project profile data
Area: 1272 m²
Construction year: 2017
Planner/Contractor: OOO Ladshaftny Design Pro
System build-up: Inverted roof with Separation Membrane TGV 21, Floradrain® FD 40 and Filter Sheet SF

Shop & Trade Office Building, Athens

Roof garden with ornamental grasses
project profile data
Area: 1,000 m²
Construction year: 2009
Architect/Design: Maria Kokkinou & Andresas Kourkoulas, Athens
Landscape architect: H. Pangalou & Associates, Athens
System build-up: with Floradrain® FD 25-E, Floradrain®  FD 60 and Georaster®

Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Roof garden with trees on top of a building with a glass facade
project profile data
Area: ca. 1,500 m²
Construction year: 2020
Architect / Landscape architect: MVRDV, MTD Landscape Architects
Landscape contractor: Van der Tol Groep BV
System build-up: “Roof Garden”, customized
“Walkway”, customized

Amager Ressource Center, Copenhagen

Meadow with marguerite in front of an industrial building
project profile data
Area: In total ca. 16,000 m², 3,000 m² of which are pathways, 3,000 m² planted areas and 10,000 m² of ski slope
Construction year: 2018/2019
Architect: BIG, Copenhagen
Landscape architect: SLA, Copenhagen
Contractor: Malmos A/S, Roskilde
System build-up: Special solutions with Elastodrain® EL 202 and Protectodrain® PD 250

Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel, Barcelona

Palm trees and tropical plant within a building
project profile data
Area: ca. 1,100 m²
Construction year: 2011
Architect/Design: Jean Nouvel, Paris and Ribas & Ribas, Barcelona
Factors de Paisatge, Barcelona
Contractor: Massoni S.L., San Boi de Llobregat
System build-up: “Roof Garden” with Floradrain® FD 60

Achalm Hotel & Restaurant, Reutlingen

Roof garden with lawn, shrubs and rose bushes
project profile data
Area: ca. 1,500 m²
Construction year: 2014
Architect/Design: Jochen Schmid, Hartmaier & Partner, Reutlingen
Ralph Flum, Hamburg
Landscape architect: Michael Epple, Talheim and Waltraud Pustal, Pfullingen
System build-up: with Elastodrain® EL 202, Floradrain® FD 40-E and Floraset® FS 50

Jubilee Park, Canary Wharf, London

Water feature with fountains, surrounded by shrubs and trees
project profile data
Area: ca. 10,000 m²
Construction year: 2001/2002
Architects: BDP, London
Landscape architects: Wirtz International and Barry Chin Associates
General contractor: Canary Wharf Contracts
Contractors: Waterproofing: Performance & Deck Roofing
Green Area: Willerby Landscapes
Technical advice: Alumasc Exterior Building Products Ltd

Barbican Beech Gardens, London

Pink Allium and other flowers surrounded by residential buildings
project profile data
Area: ca. 2,000 m²
Year of refurbishment: 2015
Landscape architect: Nigel Dunnett, University of Sheffield
The Landscape Agency, York
Contractor: Pritchard & Pritchard Ltd., Richmond
System build-up: “Roof Garden“ with Floradrain® FD 60

Dickens Yard, London

Courtyard with rolling mounds made from grass surrounded by residential blocks
project profile data
Area: ca. 600 m²
Construction year: 2017
Architect: John Thompson & Partner (JTP), London
Landscape architect: Randle Siddeley Associates, London
Landscape contractor: Kingston Landscape Group Ltd., Twickenham
System build-up: “Roof Garden” and “Heather with Lavender” with Floradrain® FD 40-E
“Sedum Carpet“ with Floradrain® FD 25-E

Seoullo 7017, Seoul

Illuminated roof garden in the city at night
project profile data
Area: 10,480 m²
Construction year: 2017
Architect: MVRDV
Contractor: Hongik Ind.
System build-up: “Roof Garden“ with Floradrain® FD40-E

National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel, Jerusalem

People strolling across a roof garden
project profile data
Area: 1,600 m²
Construction year: 2017
Architect/Planner: Moshe Safdie Architects LLC
Client: Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA)
System build-up: Roof Garden with Floradrain® FD 40-E

UCC Campus Carlsberg, Copenhagen

Bird's eye view into a courtyard
project profile data
Area: “Sedum Carpet”: ca. 800 m²
“Walkways”: ca. 800 m²
Construction year: 2016
Landscape architect: JJW Architects, Frederiksberg
System build-ups: with Floradrain® FD 25-E, Floradrain® FD 60 and Elefeet®

Smaragden, Uppsala (Rosendal)

Roof garden with luscious plant beds and wooden decking
project profile data
Area: ca. 600 m²
Construction year: 2015
Architect/Design: Christensen & Co. Architects A/S, Copenhagen
Landscape architect: Karavan landskapsarkitekter AB, Uppsala
System build-up: “Roof Garden” with Floradrain® FD 60 and water dam-up

SNFCC, Athens

Mediterranean roof garden with olive trees
project profile data
Area: ca. 25,000 m²
Construction year: 2014–2016
Builder: Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Architect/Design: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Genoa, Paris, New York
Landscape architects: Deborah Nevins, New York, and Heli Pangalou, Athens
System build-up: with Floradrain® FD 40-E, Stabilodrain® SD 30 and Protectodrain® PD 250

Royal Tower, Kiev

Roof garden with sitting area and big trees in a big city
project profile data
Area: ca. 700 m²
Construction year: 2016
Landscape architect: Landscape Design Pro
System build-up: “Roof Garden” with Floradrain® FD 60

Boathouse, Kirovskoye

Roof garden with lawn and planters by the riverside
project profile data
Area: ca. 170 m²
Construction year: 2012
Architect/Design: V Pole Design, Dnepropetrovsk
Landscape architect: Julia Polevaya, Dnepropetrovsk
Contractor: LLC Ukrprommechanika, Dnepropetrovsk

Villa Maris, West Vancouver

Roof garden with lawn, tree trunk, small pine tree and subtle illumination at dawn
project profile data
Area: 700 m²
Construction year: 2015
Landscape architects: Enns Gauthier Landscape Architects, Vancouver and Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Vancouver
System build-up: “Roof Garden” with Floradrain® FD 40-E and Floradrain® FD 60

University Library, Warsaw

Park with trees, lawn and a pitched green roof with stairs
project profile data
Area: > 10,000 m²
Construction year: 1999
Architects: Z. Badowski, M. Budzynski and A. Kowalewski, Warsaw
Landscape architect: Irena Bajerska
Contractor: Roof Corporation, Austria
General contractor: Porr International, Austria
System build-up: With Floradrain® FD 40-E and Floraset® FS 75

Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Connecticut

Large green roof with lawn, shrubs and walkways
project profile data
Area: ca. 7,000 m²
Construction year: 1998
Architect/Design: Architects Polshek and Partners, New York
Landscape architect: Dan Kiley
System build-up: Floradrain® FD 60 on inverted roof

New Providence Wharf, London

Terraced roof gardens with lawn and small swimming pools
project profile data
Area: ca. 3,000 m²
Construction year: 2004
Architect/Design: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), London
Greenroof provider: Alumasc Exterior Building Products Ltd
System build-up: “Lawn” with Floradrain® FD 40-E

Marmara Forum, Istanbul

People sitting on a roof garden with walkways, blossoming small trees and shrubs
project profile data
Total area: 7,000 m²
Construction year: 2010
Architect/Design: Tabanlioglu Architects, Istanbul
Landscape architect: DS Mimarlik, Istanbul
Contractor: Yapi-Yorum, Istanbul
System build-up: with Floradrain® FD 25-E

Business Centre Leuro, Lima

Roof garden with exotic plants
project profile data
Area: 1,130 m²
Construction year: 2013–2015
Architect/Design: Miranda Arquitectos, Lima
Landscape architect: Dancuart Arquitectura Paisajista
Contractor: Graña y Montero, Lima
System build-up: “Roof Garden” with Floradrain® FD 40-E

High Line Park, New York City

More than 20 million people have visited the High Line Park so far.
project profile data
Area: Length ca. 2,400 m
Width ca. 9 to 18 m
Opening: Section 1: 2009
Section 2: 2011
Section 3: 2014
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Landscape architect: James Corner, Field Operations
Contractor: Kelco Landscaping
System build-up: with Floradrain® FD 25-E

Zorlu Center, Istanbul

Large building with lucious vegetation on various levels
project profile data
Area: ca. 80,000 m²
Construction year: 2011–2013
Architect/Design: EAA-İstanbul, Levent (Istanbul) and TABANLIOḠLU ARCHITECTS, Istanbul
Landscape architect: DS MİmarlIk Dr. Deniz Aslan, Istanbul
Contractor: Karaoğlu Peyzay MİmarlIk Müh. Tİc. Ltd. Ştİ., Istanbul
System build-ups: with Floradrain® FD 40-E and FD 25-E and drip irrigation

Radisson Hotel, Bucharest

Curved walkways, plant beds and swimming pool surrounded by parasols and sun beds
project profile data
Area: ca. 2,700 m²
Construction year: 2006
Landscape architect: Ioana Petrache
Contractor: Greenshop, Bucharest
Consultant engineer: K.S.M. Financial Instruments Ltd, Ramat Gan
System build-up: “Roof Garden” with Floradrain® FD 60

Residential Carport, Toronto

Illuminated roof garden with a pond at night
project profile data
Area: ca. 50 m²
Construction year: 2007
Architect/Design: Cecconi Simone Inc.
Contractor: Environmental Design Group Ltd.
System build-up: Floradrain® FD 40-E with System Substrate
Roof garden with trees and agapanthus flowers

Roof Garden

Our top quality roof garden system offers high water storage and allows for a variety of design concepts including walkways, water features, patios or play areas.
Technical Data
Build-up height from 270 mm
Weight, saturated from 365 kg/m²
Water retention capacity from 135 l/m²
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