• Rooftop Garden - Green Roof - Old Treasury Building - Melbourne
  • Rooftop Garden - Green Roof - Old Treasury Building - Melbourne
  • Rooftop Garden - Green Roof - Old Treasury Building - Melbourne
  • Rooftop Garden - Green Roof - Old Treasury Building - Melbourne
  • Rooftop Garden - Green Roof - Old Treasury Building - Melbourne

Location

Old Treasury Building, Melbourne Australia

Specifications

To establish a 700 m2 rooftop garden on the Old Treasury Building using Green Roof systems.

Solution

Vegetation Plot 1

  1. VersiDrain®30 trays (water retention and drainage layers) were installed (Image 2)
  2. Geotextile was laid on top of VersiDrain®30 trays (Image 3)
  3. Planting media spread over entire planting area (Image 3)
  4. Planting and backfilling

Vegetation Plot 2

  1. MEP® Tray (modular extensive planting trays) were installed (Image 4)
  2. Planting media added to MEP® Tray (Image 4)
  3. Planting and backfilling

Maintenance Walkway Around Vegetation Plots

  1. VersiCell® (drainage cells) were installed
  2. Geotextile was laid on top of VersiCell®
  3. Backfilling


Project Credits

Design Consultant: Hassell Studio (acknowledging Aspect Studios)
Green Roof System Installer: Evergreen Infrastructure
Green Roof System Supplier: Elmich
Client Group: Department of Transport and Planning (landlord), and City of Melbourne and DEECA (co-funding partners)

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