Rooftop Soil on Bleecker Street
The CDL/S team has designed a roof garden where there once was a roof deck atop a coop building on Bleecker Street. While the old wood deck served the building well for many years, a lack of soil containment and root barrier between the roof membrane and planting boxes became a problem as the garden aged. The above image shows what the roof looked like once the deck was removed to expose the loose soil below.
The new design not only expands the usable space, but also introduces a new design scheme complete with greenroof media, pergola, vegetable garden, lighting boxes and more. As construction is currently underway, the garden is intended to be ready for use later this spring.