Ojb Mainplace Green Roof

A 40 000 sf intensive extensive green roof which supports a private dining terrace is shrouded by nearly 100 whitespire birch trees.

Ojb mainplace green roof.

It ll be the first and largest green roof in downtown houston to be open to all building tenants the development company says. Ojb also designed an expansive two tiered 30 000 sf urban green roof which offers unprecedented views of the urban skyline. Jereck boss is a registered landscape architect in texas nevada and utah and has been with ojb for 15 years. Downtown houston skyscraper mainplace is set to be certified at the platinum level under the u s.

Carbon energy air. 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 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. Green building council s leadership in energy and environmental design core and shell rating.

A 5 000 gallon cistern collects water on site. The design reduces outdoor water usage by recycling water. 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. These trees act as a curtain between two environments.

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. Water is reused for landscape irrigation. Roofscape will feature pathways surrounded by plants grasses and a few decorative trees.

Movable furniture and ipe benches allow for a multitude of flexible seating options on the roof terrace and a place for office workers to reconnect with nature enjoy their lunch outdoors or host a team meeting in the. 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. Arbors with roofs.