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Photo courtesy of M. Barmore
CASE STUDY
A PORTION OF THE ATLANTA
CITY HALL GREEN ROOF,
DURING CONSTRUCTION
GREEN ROOFS - FOR RENT?
A TALE OF TWO ROOFTOPS
BY MATT BARMORE, GRP
Green roofs can not only do great things for the environment, they can
bring direct financial benefit to building owners. When intentionally
designed to serve as gathering spaces, green roofs are attractive, unique
venues that can both serve the community, and serve as a profit center
for the building owner. Here are two recent examples.
ATLANTA CITY HALL
A National Register of Historic Places designee, the Atlanta City
Hall is situated in the center of old downtown Atlanta. Opened
for public service in 1930, the building exemplifies the Late
Gothic Revival architectural style popular in its day. The Atlanta
City Hall green roof was originally constructed in 2003, then
deconstructed and completely rebuilt to a new design in the Fall
2017. It sits adjacent to the government center's popular coffee
shop and lunch stop, Café 55 - named for the building's address
of 55 Trinity Ave SW - and directly above the Mayor's Office &
Porch. Filled with plants that will bloom in the bright Georgia
sunshine from early April through October, the green roof color
palette ranges from pinkish-purple echinacea purpurea to the
variant greens of Little Bluestem and Karl Foerster grasses to the
starry blue flowers of amsonia hubrichtii to the sunny yellow-gold
of rudbeckia goldstrum, and more.
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During the morning and
afternoon, the new green roof is
designed to serve as a colorful,
relaxing gathering spot for
meals, meetings, and conversation, with benches, tables, and
chairs available to café patrons.
Inherent to the design, however,
is a broad center area paved
with a pedestal-and-roof-paver
system, for use as event space
beyond the building's working
hours. This area narrows toward
the edge of the roof, creating
a focal point for weddings,
speeches, and other intended
gatherings. The City of Atlanta
worked closely with their green
roof designers and installers for
several months prior to the job
start, to ensure that their vision
of a flexible space, useful both
for daytime City Hall staff and
evening/weekend public rental,
was met. While the roof was
completed only recently and
has not yet had its first seasonal
bloom, the City Hall green roof
reopened in October and is
ready for rent!
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