Roof greening is a form of constructing green landscapes on the top of buildings through certain techniques based on the characteristics of the roof structure of the building, the load, and the ecological environmental conditions on the roof.
In “Garden City” Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, a pioneer in the implementation of roof energy conservation and greening technology in the education system, has a special green roof building, the School of Art Design and Media.
Its green roof consists of a series of technically certified energy-saving equipment and verdant lawns, like a green ribbon, laying on this five-story building.
The curved green roof distinguishes the building from other buildings on the campus, but the line between the landscape and the building is blurred. The teaching building hidden under the green roof is called a “garden”, which is perfectly integrated with the surrounding natural landscape and completely integrated into the green.
The green roof looks like green eyes from satellite images.
The building’s overall vortex design leaves a “valley” in the middle as a space for a short break. Adventurous professors and students can also climb the sloped green roof through the stairs on the first floor to see the entire campus.
This green roof not only looks good, but also implements the ideal state of growing vegetables, flowers and grass on the roof. With the cover of green plants, it is equivalent to adding a natural thermal insulation layer to this building.
The roof greening of Nanyang Technological University combines the concept of ecological environment protection with modern architecture, the combination of architectural art and garden art, so that the greened building can be integrated with nature.
