Dune Landscape Tops an Urban Apartment Building in Amsterdam
Over the last two decades, green roofs have grown from a rarity to a hot trend gracing even the largest of architectural projects, bringing the feel of natural environments to surprisingly urban settings. Now, landscape architecture firm Buro Harro imagines a whole new kind of vegetated rooftop installation for Amsterdam?s innovative Groenmarkt apartment building, which is currently under construction. When it’s finished, the building will be topped by a hilly, sand dune-covered landscape surrounding a saltwater swimming pool.
The Paul de Ruiter team initially envisioned a more standard kind of vegetable garden for the rooftop, paying homage to the site?s history, but Buro Harro?s ultimate plan aims to provide a more tranquil refuge for the buildings? residents, mimicking the experience of going to the beach. After all, Amsterdam can be a windy, chilly place, and these conditions are even more dramatic when experienced high up on a rooftop. The designers explain that coastal imagery felt like a fitting (if not immediately obvious) match for the setting, especially since the roar of traffic could be likened to the sound of crashing waves.
?Now you no longer have to leave Amsterdam to go to the beach,? they say. ?People, plants, and animals will really come together in this building in downtown Amsterdam. A building where both people and birds, bees, bats, and butterflies [can] live! At Amsterdam?s Groenmarkt, a truly nature-inclusive construction will arise. ...
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