Mechanic Street Rooftops

This project was designed with sustainability as its basis of design. Dresdner Robin provided design services for two rooftop terraces featuring attractive, diverse amenities catering to a range of users.

This building utilizes wood structuring. The overall design and construction details were coordinated to accommodate structural framing conditions while maintaining the intended use of the space.

Outdoor pergolas and shade sails were specified to provide comfort to users while potentially lowering building cooling costs. This cost-saving benefit was reinforced through the use of intensive and extensive green roof trays as well as solar panels. Intensive trays provide attractive views with native plant species, while cooling the air within the amenity spaces. Extensive trays were used in inaccessible areas of the rooftop intercepting the sun’s rays from warming the building. Solar panels were specified above the extensive green roof plantings, taking advantage of the cooling benefits these trays provide while increasing efficiency of the solar panels.

Services Provided:

• Sustainable Initiatives
• Rooftop Amenities Design
• Landscape & Lighting

Project Features:

• Wood Structural Building
• Solar Panels
• Intensive & Extensive Green Roof
• Native Planting Design
• Shade Sails