http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/acros-fukuoka-the-serenegreen-roof-of-japan/ ACROS Fukuoka: The serene green roof of Japan!

Sameer Kumar | Jul 23 2008

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You must have heard about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and if you havent then I suggest a little peak in to the ancient wonders of the world. While building a structure like that might have been an extraordinary architectural achievement in those times, it probably is a lot les difficult today. With the worlds leading architects planning the future agriculture on spectacular green skyscrapers, hanging fields might soon be a common sight (Although not that soon). Here is another example of making sure that green goodness spreads and how it can spread not just horizontally but also vertically!

ACROS Fukuoka (Asian Crossroads over the Sea) is an amazing building in Fukuoka City, Japan. It got our attention because it preserves the green space as much as possible, thanks to its stunning design. On one side it has glass walls and looks just like a conventional office building that looks onto the most important financial street of Fukuoka,

while the other side is an enormous green roof (a garden roof) with some 35,000 plants that step down floor-by-floor, in a stratification of low, landscaped terraces into a park.

Reaching up to 60 meters above the ground, the green roof is responsible to keeping the whole building at lower and constant temperature levels, which will obviously lead to less power consumption. Argentinean architects Emilio Ambasz & Associates are those with the vision, the looks and actually the whole idea. The structure offers a great place to relax and gives you an unparallel view of the bay area. I think I remember how even New York now has one similar structure and that is not a bad idea for other major cities to take up!

Spatial structure and vegetation structure were selected which produce the time-to-time changes of the four seasons."

"Effluent follows the drainage system of a natural mountain. The system used as a base entails rainwater from the top floor (13th floor) permeating into the soil and following water paths, before permeating through to the step gardens on lower floors, before reaching the ground level."

Metaefficient tells us that " The garden terraces, which reach up to about 60 meters above the ground, contain some 35,000 plants representing 76 species. A huge semicircular atrium and the triangular lobby provide contrast to the greenery, in this space is a symphony hall, offices and shops." ::Metaefficient More on Green Roofs in TreeHugger: Green Roofs in Osaka Newest Green Roof Accessory: Bees 2008 Award-Winning Green Roofs and Walls Green Roof Photo Gallery TreeHugger Picks: Green Roofs Go Big-Time

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