singapore gets a green roof

There is something catchy about this green roof. It's something reminiscent of a project of mine from my studio days. As a strong believer in merging site and building, I had to take a second look at the School of Art, Design & Media at Nanyang Technological University campus, Singapore.

The two arms embrace the landscape and they emerge from the earth to create grassy public space in an unexpected place. However, the courtyard in between seems closed off. To fight this the designers have added a myriad of features: water, palm trees, islands, ect. I would love to see a building like this engage in an existing site in a way that it would be minimally altered.
How about some close ups of the curtain wall and interior shots? Next time I'm in Singapore

(via: designflute)

Tags: green, green architecture, roofs

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Comment by Danielle Jones on March 16, 2009 at 9:44pm: nice project. all the best ;-)

Comment by Liza Panina on November 3, 2008 at 1:18am: Very,very interesting.

Comment by jadranka ahlgren on July 31, 2008 at 6:10am: Very nice! Maybe put some plants too!

Comment by mehran on May 16, 2008 at 5:01am: we have mini golf area on 6th floor,s roof too

Comment by mehran on May 16, 2008 at 4:55am: that is very nice we design something like that in kuwait.aA.O.C. project .i will send it for all.

Comment by Roland on April 12, 2008 at 4:50am: the project looks good. The idea i find very fine, but there is to much glass.

Comment by Jelena Pascuttini-Kurdian on March 19, 2008 at 7:49pm: What a wonderful design! Our new Parliament House in Canberra has a grassed roof where peple can walk on- great metaphore!

Comment by Guillaume Ehrmann on March 19, 2008 at 7:33pm: I like this project a lot.
Not so much about the fact that the roofs are "planted", but that they are the color "green".
What I find masterful here is the intersection of curves, as said in momeld's description, but especially their accentuation by the reflection in the glass curtain wall.
For ref purposes, postit : find the l'Oreal HQ designed by my ex-employers V&P ... maybe
Hmm, and LOL about "sneakin' in " Max ;P

Comment by Fenix_Bostonscapes on March 18, 2008 at 1:08pm: What a wonderful concept. I wish they'd build something like that when they finally replace the hideous City Hall Plaza in Boston.

Comment by Maxibon on March 17, 2008 at 7:44am: okay. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO DO ANY POSTING. just giimmie your email, and i'll mail you the photos. how does that sound.