source: DJC Portland
Slated for the corner of SW 13th and Burnside, the Weave Building, a Skylab Architecture designed office building, is now including a rooftop garden with 2,500 square feet of plantings and around 750 square feet for people to enjoy them. Skylab is known around Portland for designing such popular hangouts as the Doug Fir and Departure (The Nines).
In an effort to make the building as self sustaining as possible, the ecoroof will help with storm-water management that flows down to the ground level where a planter system will treat the storm water (a natural filtration process). The landscape architect on the project, 2 ink Studio, has created a design that uses pine trees on the roof for a sculptural presence surrounded by various grasses (mexican feather and switch) for drought tolerance. The finishing touches include ferns and other shade plants for the ground planter system. Reclaimed wood will be used on the façade at the ground level.
In order to achieve the illustrious LEED Platinum rating (the goal), the 10-story, 50,000-square-foot commercial building will incorporate sustainable systems including a mechanical heating system which will take excess heat from the building’s restaurant and retail space and redistribute it throughout the building. Operable windows for fresh air, bike storage for cycling commuters and locker rooms are also part of the design.
This project is still in the speculative stages and a construction date has not been set.
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