Video: Up on Barclays Center's Green Roof
https://vimeo.com/128175007 The Architect’s Newspaper got up on top of Barclays Center to see its green roof under construction. Some facts revealed in the video it shot: Barclays had to add a new truss system under the roof to support the sod and vegetation. The roof will feature four varieties of sedum, all of which is…
The Architect’s Newspaper got up on top of Barclays Center to see its green roof under construction. Some facts revealed in the video it shot: Barclays had to add a new truss system under the roof to support the sod and vegetation.
The roof will feature four varieties of sedum, all of which is grown off site in Connecticut, shrink wrapped and trucked in. The sedum is loaded onto pallets and hoisted by crane onto the roof.
In fact, we caught some of this action below on the street this weekend, as you can see in the photos after the jump. Construction of the roof will wrap in the fall, Forest City’s deputy director of construction says in the video.
A Video Tour of Barclays Center’s Under-Construction Green Roof [AN]
Video by The Architect’s Newspaper; photos by Cate Corcoran
Nice but those buildings planned around Barclays will look atrocious.
I can see the installation from my office window, and it’s amazing to watch. I guess my view is of one of the steeper sides, and I’ve seen a few rolls of sedum unroll themselves and neatly line the formerly grey roof. I have to say, the result is very beautiful. It looks like a rolling hill in England.