VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Center, Vancouver Canada

Description

While many buildings in Vancouver have made use of succulents on extensive type green roofs, the semi-intensive green roofs on the VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Center are different. It makes use of a variety of vegetation that echos the ecosystems of the past—grasslands. The award-winning building and green roof have an integrated design that has attracted much attention (Fig. 10.19). The building recalls the form and shape of an orchid flower, and the vegetation recalls the Garry oak ecosystem grasses and forbs. The project represents some of the highest levels of sustainable construction integrating building, landscape, and a connection to Vancouver’s natural history.

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Samenvatting (Dutch description)

Building Owner/Client: VanDusen Botanical Garden Green Roof Design Team Lead: Cornelia Oberlander, with Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architects (now Connect Landscape Architecture) Architect: Perkins + Will Structural Engineer: Fast + EPP Engineer Ecologist: Nick Page Installation Contractor: Houston Landscapes, and ZinCo Canada, Ron Schwenger, Architek Project completion: 2011 Green roof area: 1600 m2 (17,222 ft2)

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