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Rooftop Greenhouse Agrotopia in West Flanders
27 Jan 2022
Design: van Bergen Kolpa Architects and META architectuurbureau
Location: Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium

photo © Filip Dujardin
With the rooftop greenhouse Agrotopia, van Bergen Kolpa Architects (NL) and META architectuurbureau (BE) have delivered Europe?s largest public building dedicated to urban food production, a commission from the Flemish research institute for agriculture and horticulture, Inagro, and REO Veiling.

photo © Filip Dujardin
Rooftop Greenhouse Agrotopia, Belgium
With its faceted glass frontages, monumental entrance staircase and stacked functions, Agrotopia gives a striking, architectural face to horticulture on the city?s rooftops. Through innovative water recuperation and by reusing urban waste heat, Agrotopia enters into a circular symbiosis with the city.
photo © Filip Dujardin
Agrotopia was constructed on the roof of the REO Veiling headquarters: the logistic heart of West Flanders for fruit and vegetables. With a spectacular view across the expansive landscape and the city, urban horticulture atop industrial rooftops is afforded a prominent place in Roeselare?s skyline.
“Together with the clients, Inagro and REO Veiling, we have realised an ambitious building with numerous innovations. A single building featuring different climate zones, sustainable and economical use ...