They say that the ‘Hanging Gardens of Babylon’ were one of the wonders of the ancient world. But the rate at which we are going, it seems that having any gardens could end up being a wonder in the future world. We are so obsessed with concrete, glass and other man-made materials that it seems we just take too much interest in our own creation and not enough in nature’s. But Growing Up green roof concept integrates one with the other beautifully.
Growing Up’ houses over 1300 predominantly indigenous, drought-tolerant plants that are easy to maintain and sustain even on a green rooftop that is aloft a Skyscraper in 131 Queen Street, Melbourne. The entire Rooftop garden was built largely from recycled material and ones that have low impact on energy. This garden in the skies allows you to take a stroll across like in any other park, has places to sit and even provides for a beautiful vantage point.
Designed by Bent Architecture and Merran Porjazoski, ‘Growing Up’ offers a great way to keep your building cool in the summers and warm in the winters by providing natural insulation. It collects rainwater for its own use and even can house some cool evening events, if you need a place.
With energy-efficient building process, planet-friendly building material and acting as great green addition to concrete jungles once done, projects like Growing Up will hopefully help us ‘grow up and away’ from the mundane city lifestyle.
