We The Planet
An aerial precedent for mass timber and green roof integration on existing urban warehouses, demonstrating elevated public ecology within dense city skylines.
- What we like about this project
- Bright chartreuse and yellow internal lighting glowing from beneath the sloped timber superstructure, contrasting with natural exterior greenery.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- native-planting
- steel
- masonry
Visual identifiers
- green-roof
- timber-structure
- rooftop-park
- terraced-landscape
- urban-intervention
Style tags
- eco-futuristic
- sustainable
- contemporary
Visual tags
- rooftop
- landscape-integration
- mass-timber
- urban-ecology
- public-realm
- sustainability
- Geometry
- An extensive inclined wooden structural framework sits atop a multi-story masonry warehouse, creating a stepped, terraced green roof landscape rising diagonally across the volume.
- Facade system
- Exposed post-and-beam timber exoskeleton wrapping a glowing perimeter glazing line with integrated guardrails.
- Structural guess
- External heavy timber framework supporting a sloped terraced deck on top of an existing concrete or masonry building structure.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale rooftop intervention sitting atop a multi-story base building with human figures providing immediate scale.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sunlight casting sharp shadows across the timber structure and rooftop planting beds against a clear blue sky.
- Atmosphere
- Vibrant and ecological, contrasting organic rooftop greenery with the hard mineral density of the surrounding cityscape.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban environment surrounded by mid-rise brick and high-rise commercial structures.
- Spatial experience
- The composition transforms a dense urban rooftop into an accessible, open-air ecological landscape with elevated walkways and viewing platforms overlooking the city skyline.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating exterior timber columns and safety rail uprights establish a steady cadence along the rising sloped roof profile.
- Style reading
- Eco-futuristic urban integration
- Program
- Rooftop public park and community pavilion
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, native-planting, steel, masonry
- Visual identifiers
- green-roof, timber-structure, rooftop-park, terraced-landscape, urban-intervention
- Style tags
- eco-futuristic, sustainable, contemporary
- Visual tags
- rooftop, landscape-integration, mass-timber, urban-ecology, public-realm, sustainability
- Geometry
- An extensive inclined wooden structural framework sits atop a multi-story masonry warehouse, creating a stepped, terraced green roof landscape rising diagonally across the volume.
- Facade system
- Exposed post-and-beam timber exoskeleton wrapping a glowing perimeter glazing line with integrated guardrails.
- Structural guess
- External heavy timber framework supporting a sloped terraced deck on top of an existing concrete or masonry building structure.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale rooftop intervention sitting atop a multi-story base building with human figures providing immediate scale.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sunlight casting sharp shadows across the timber structure and rooftop planting beds against a clear blue sky.
- Atmosphere
- Vibrant and ecological, contrasting organic rooftop greenery with the hard mineral density of the surrounding cityscape.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban environment surrounded by mid-rise brick and high-rise commercial structures.
- Spatial experience
- The composition transforms a dense urban rooftop into an accessible, open-air ecological landscape with elevated walkways and viewing platforms overlooking the city skyline.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating exterior timber columns and safety rail uprights establish a steady cadence along the rising sloped roof profile.
- Style reading
- Eco-futuristic urban integration
- Program
- Rooftop public park and community pavilion
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture