Location › Surry Hills
Project period › 2010

This project covers 300sqm of common area roof space in inner city Sydney. Recreational facilities include above ground swimming pool, decking, shade tree plantings, bbq and servery area, shade structures, outdoor lounge and dining areas.

The roof was designed with the goals of maintaining accessibility while also maximizing the green cover on the roof. To achieve this, the green roof system was designed to incorporate super lightweight aluminium grating using a beamed structural support design. The intent of the design was to suspend removable grating panels over plantings to take advantage of the open grid of the grating to expand the green roof surface.

Green roof products have been specified extensively throughout this project and will provide the following environmental, economic and social benefits: lightweight growing medium for plants, improved thermal insulation for the buildings occupants reducing their carbon footprint by minimising the need for heating and cooling, increased life span of the roof structure and newly installed roof membrane, minimal surface run-off, reduced impact on the cities heat-island effect due to cooler ambient roof temperature, rainwater harvesting using drainage and water retention trays to minimise the burden on the cities water supply for irrigation, habitat creation for birds and invertebrates and quality outdoor recreational space for the residents.