Warren Park Green Roof

Last summer as the mercury rose and the ground soured and cleaved barry mandel had a choice.

Warren park green roof.

This includes what is believed to be the second largest planted roof in the world. Since it opened in 2012 the park quickly became a catalyst for communal and economic activity attracting over 10. The 5 2 acre park sits atop an on structure deck over a recessed eight lane freeway in the heart of the city. The park reconnects the city s downtown cultural district with the neighborhoods to the north.

The park has a 10 000 person capacity and is managed by the woodall rodgers park foundation with full time security. Green roof s calming effect some say a park on top of the freeway never would have been possible without former dallas mayor erik jonsson s foresight in the 1960s. It bridges the arts district and uptown communities with a walkable urban green space. It s big enough to make an impression and to help dallas.

Magnuson park sits on a splendid mile long stretch of lake washington s shoreline in northeast seattle. Downtown dallas klyde warren park is a marvel of engineering and design. That is about 50 acres or 48 football fields of green roofs. Grass trees or flowers.

At 350 acres it is seattle s second largest park. Klyde warren park is one. Gsa has over 80 buildings equipped with green roofs spanning approximately 2 2 million square feet. Klyde warren helps connect downtown dallas by allowing for pedestrian and bicycle traffic between uptown and the dallas arts district.

The park was constructed as a five acre deck over an eight lane highway. The park is designed to provide a variety of settings for public gatherings and connects the mixed use project with its urban neighbourhood. Current project magnuson park building 406 the brig roof replacement ada renovations hvac upgrades. Features include an event centre roof garden and a sunken garden with a bamboo island within a water pool.

The park is designed to reflect the. Klyde warren park is dallas s central urban park that has bridged the eight lane woodall rodgers freeway which had been a barrier between downtown and uptown. Photo by mark andrew boyer for inhabitat at just over 5 acres klyde warren park isn t a big park it spans just two city blocks. The hottest summer on record was devouring houston s discovery green park.

Coast guard headquarters in washington dc which is almost as large as ten football fields.