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siteisight is proud to support green building and projects seeking LEED certification. From low wattage equipment and solar power packages, to using timber poles from renewable forests, we are always looking for ways to reduce carbon footprint. Here's an example:
SYNTHe: Green Roof
The SYNTHe project investigates the development of adaptable structures able to fulfill Green Roof requirements within the city of Los Angeles by weaving physical and biological processes into a discreet and self-sufficient ecosystem.
Located on top of The Flat, a residential development in downtown Los Angeles combining rental units, a dynamic public programming and a ground floor restaurant, the SYNTHe Rooftop Garden establishes a fertile ground 75’ feet above street level aimed at the growing of edible plant species
The landscaping, part of the Los Angeles Community Garden Council program, proposes a prototype garden that will include fruit trees and vines, herbs and vegetables which will be tended and used by the restaurant chefs and residents.
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While promoting a myriad of environmental benefits [help filter pollutants, increase thermal insulation of the roof and reduce storm water runoff] the Green Roof sets forth a productive cycle consisting of food production, consumption and waste management by reintroducing the building’s and restaurant’s organic waste in the form of composting.
An alternating series of hard and soft surface treatments knit together a fertile landscape and a unique series of platforms providing a social gathering space overlooking the downtown skyline to the East and the extensive Los Angeles horizon towards the South.
The SYNTHe system consists of a suspended metal blanket outlining a series of green channels or plow lines containing
an engineered growth medium, much less dense than natural soil in order to minimize dead loads, and an automatic
drip irrigation system. The overall surface negotiates the breadth between an existing network of mechanical equipment [HVAC, ventilation and fire control systems] and a blank and programmable rooftop surface providing a 100% usable surface tiered as to receive maximum solar exposure.
The project proposes a customizable fully prefabricated system composed of three main elements: A slip-on structural metal framework, a specialized recycled plywood substructure qualifying the cross section of the project and a galvanized sheet-metal cladding alternating as planter liners and lost formwork for cast in place concrete tiles.
Part of SCI-ARC’s Community Design Programs, the SYNTHe project is an active collaboration between students, faculty, developers and city officials studying the generation and production of synthetic landscapes able to reset the formal, physical and ecological attributes of an animate urban tissue.
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