The swath of greenery in Singapore isn't a newfangled golf course, it's the green roof of the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University. It was designed by CPG Consultants Pte. Ltd.
This 5 story facility sweeps a wooded corner of the campus with an organic, vegetated form that blends landscape and structure, nature and high-tech and symbolizes the creativity it houses. [...]
The curving green roofs distinguish the building from among the other structures on campus but the line between landscape and building is blurred. The roofs serve as informal gathering spaces challenging linear ideas and stirring perception. The roofs create open space, insulate the building, cool the surrounding air and harvest rainwater for landscaping irrigation. Planted grasses mix with native greenery to colonize the building and bond it to the setting.
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I am from Malaysia and doing some study on green roof, maybe the green roof of the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University is a very interesting subject.
Any other recommendations of Singapore Green Roof? :)
We weren't involved in the design of the building.
"Eco Lawn" isn't used, actually the school's maintenance is rather costly i think. The glass windows often crack and need to be changed regularly, due to accidents like being hit by flying birds or some other reasons. People are hired to trim the grass. There are sprinklers installed too. And yea the air conditioning for the entire building costs a bomb, so it's not left running for 24hrs.
Well unfortunately, the students often work there 24hrs, so we bring our own fans at night coz it gets really warm and stuffy with the computers running.
Need more industry professionals for this school, got a shortage of professors.
I still think it would've been better to use real plants, as there is less maintenance.