Ojb Mainplace Green Roof

Expansive two tiered green roof enlivens downtown houston skyline houston may 18 2017 ojb landscape architecture winner of the 2015 asla firm award today announced the grand opening of its newest workplace project 609 main at texas a new 48 story class a office tower in downtown houston.

Ojb mainplace green roof.

Green building council s leadership in energy and environmental design core and shell rating. The biomed realty trust i3 campus is a new life sciences laboratory and office campus prominently located in san diego ca. Dec 6 2016 ojb has re imagined the face of the largest and most central studio building on the site the fairway building into a 630 foot by 40 foot linear courtyard and. Arbors with roofs.

A 40 000 sf intensive extensive green roof which supports a private dining terrace is shrouded by nearly 100 whitespire birch trees. A 5 000 gallon cistern collects water on site. These trees act as a curtain between two environments. Roofscape will feature pathways surrounded by plants grasses and a few decorative trees.

Skanska is touting the green roof it s planning atop the 11 story parking garage portion of the capitol tower as a sky park. The green roof was installed to reduce the heat island effect absorb stormwater provide visual enjoyment to the users and act as a passive filter for airborne particulate matter. Jereck boss is a registered landscape architect in texas nevada and utah and has been with ojb for 15 years. On one side the dining area is a clear extension of the interior but just 40 feet away the trees create an alcove for privacy.

The design reduces outdoor water usage by recycling water. Carbon energy air. The i3 campus aims to create an atmosphere of connectivity innovation and collaboration and will include a variety of indoor and outdoor amenities which invite employees and guests to socialize exercise and dine. Downtown houston skyscraper mainplace is set to be certified at the platinum level under the u s.

Water is reused for landscape irrigation. A green roof located on the 3 rd floor was installed to reduce the heat island effect absorb stormwater provide visual enjoyment to the users and act as a passive filter for airborne particulate matter. With 25 years of professional experience jereck is a partner in ojb s houston office overseeing a broad range of institutional corporate campus mixed use and large scale urban design projects including walkable and innovative.