Sloped Grassy Roof In Lincoln Center Closed

Diller scofidio renfro s remodeling of lincoln center was recently unveiled and it includes a sloping grass covered roof atop a new green building.

Sloped grassy roof in lincoln center closed.

Part of lincoln center s 650 million west 65th st. Redevelopment plan the redesigned lincoln center for the performing arts has a free standing glass walled restaurant topped with a 10 000 sf sloped vegetated roof that doubles as a campus lawn the hypar pavilion known as the laurie m. A sneak peak at lincoln center s walkable green roof when the redesigned campusfor the lincoln center for the performing arts opens in 2009 the famed new york institution will feature a green roof like none other in the u s. That would be the oddly shaped 10 000 square foot soaring swath of green at lincoln center plaza that is to open to the public on friday.

Fortunately manufacturers have created a variety of products to address it. For low to moderate pitches. 1 museum road new windsor new york. Located across from the juilliard school in lincoln center s north plaza a new campus green will consist of a glass walled restaurant topped with a 10 000.

For pitches between 2 12 and 3 12 10 15 jute or burlap over the growing medium may be adequate. Steven holl architects has nestled much needed performance spaces for the kennedy center in washington dc under a grassy slope topped by three white concrete pavilions. The lawn previously trod only by lincoln center. This is perhaps the biggest challenge for sloped green roof construction as sheer forces will try to pull the membranes substrate and plants off the roof.

Magazine s summer 2011 issue discusses the challenges of sloped roofs and potential solutions. 17 blocks of occupied tenements were torn down to build the altar of high culture in the 1950s. The original design sheltered the center.