With the growth in Sydney apartment living it’s no surprise to see more secluded rooftop garden areas. Popular for private rooftop gardens for both residential rooftops and commercial spaces such as a bars, restaurants and hotels. Vogue & Vine – Landscape Designers Sydney have designed many rooftop gardens throughout Sydney.
Sydney Rooftop garden designer
Rooftop gardens for residential spaces and office buildings work well when there is a clear vision from an experienced Sydney landscape designer. Vogue & Vine can help you turn an unused rooftop space into a lush green roofspace. The design process begins with an onsite consultation to understanding the layout of the space and tastes, needs and budget. This serves as the underlying brief to design your rooftop garden including layout, plant selection and other styling elements such as furniture.
Sydney Rooftop garden landscaping
Rooftop gardens are often exposed spaces – suiting a more coastal design of plants. Tropical plants like palms, birds of paradise and ferns can also be incorporated where there is sufficient irrigation. The tropical feel is popular to encourage relaxation and socialisation.
For a more Australian native rooftop garden, water tolerant succulents and agaves are popular as well as spear grass, wallaby grass and coastal twin-leaf. Commercial rooftop gardens for restaurants often include plants as well as edible plants such as vegetables and herbs. Vogue & Vine will help design your Sydney rooftop garden with this in mind.
Residential rooftop gardens
Residential rooftops gardens will often be exposed to high winds, so the plants need to be carefully selected and hardy plants that are installed by professionals. Access can be a challenge for houses or apartments, so lighweight outdoor pots, troughs and planters are essential for rooftop gardens to ensure the rooftop does not carry excess weight. The common residential heavy stone or concrete pots are not suitable for roof gardens.
With a focus on modern design and practical urban green spaces, Vogue & Vine Design and install stunning rooftop garden designs for Sydney residential houses, townhouses and apartments. From vertical gardens to expansive open rooftops, Vogue & Vine – Landscape Designers Sydney are the right choice for your new rooftop green space.
Commercial rooftop gardens – design & installation
The team at Vogue & Vine understand that every commercial rooftop garden is different. From apartment gardens to larger commercial projects in the CBD. All the designs are unique and tailored to the brief, location and architecture of the building.
Vogue & Vine have accumulated many relationships with landscaping experts who specialise in rooftop installations. This makes sure their projects are completed on time and on budget. The end result creates a private and personalised space that exceeds all expectations.
Rooftop Garden Benefits
A roof garden can improve the life expectancy of the roof
One of the great benefits of both roof gardens and green roofs is that they protect the underlying roof covering from the elements. This can significantly extend the life of the existing underlying roof fabric by up to 200%. A well designed green roof protects the roof membrane from Sydney’s extreme climate and exposure, greatly increasing the life performance & life expectancy of the roof.
Improves Insulation against temperature & noise levels
Both residential & commercial buildings with roof gardens can improve heat retention by up to 30% in winter and improve cooler retention in the summer. Offering a year-round sustainable improvement by reducing heating & cooling expenses.
Some properties are located in noisy areas such as near airport flight paths. Green roofs can improve the noise resistance of the roof throughout the year, offering a substantial improvement in sound insulation.
Retain & manage stormwater runoff
Rooftop gardens can absorb up to 75% of rainfall. This significantly reduces the water runoff dramatically, and lowers the risk of urban flooding. There are many variations on roof garden design including the number of plants and planting structure. Water runoff is often substantially reduced during the peak flow period of rainfall. This minimises the impact on existing sewer and water drainage systems.
Improved air quality
We know that plants produce oxygen and also remove carbon dioxide from the air. This has an even greater impact in concentrated urban areas. An increase in urban plant life can trap up to 85% of airborne particulates on their leaf surfaces and also store carbon in the soil. Making rooftop gardens one of the obvious natural ways to reduce the build up of air pollution in our cities.
Improved urban microclimates
We know that built up areas like the Sydney CBD have become heat traps in summer – reflecting heat of the roads, concrete and glass. These materials trap heat and can cause “urban heat traps” where temperatures are 5-10 degrees hotter than surrounding suburbs.
Plants go through a process called through transpiration where they directly cool the surrounding air. An increase in urban roof gardens can not only reduce roof temperatures but also impacts the surrounding microclimate.
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