Green Roofs by Décor Stone
Green roofs have the ability to lessen the warming effect of urban heat islands.
Another noteworthy advantage of a green roof is control of storm water overspill, an increasingly
significant ecological aspiration of sustainable landscape design. Thus, green roofing not only
makes the cityscape a striking structure it also has environmental benefits.
Their protective and sustainable attributes preserve energy and moderate sound reflection and
transmission.
The latest fashion or green roofing transforms the crowded and dark urban structure into a green
and luxuriant landscape. After the initial sensation of the Mirvac's Yarra Edge apartment endeavor
in Melbourne's Docklands, a project of a massive magnitude has been attempted in Sydney. For both
designs, Melbourne based DécoR Pebble has been the principal supplier of decorative pebbles and
recycled glass, which made the aesthetic success of the designs possible.
The project is Baulderstone Hornibrook's Breakfast Point development in Sydney designed by Newcastle
based EJE Architecture. Architect Lilly Goninan recreated the geographical contours of the adjoining
Parramatta River on the two lower roof level decks of the building, following the application of a
waterproof membrane. This emergent universal fashion of roof scaping incorporated the use of compressed
recycled coloured glass and manufactured natural stone tumbled pebbles. A mid blue coloured glass was
used in 40cm wide strips to create the shape of the river with the infill 'water' utilizing a 10-15 mm
Jade Green pebble. The land areas were fashioned using Black Jade pebble with the focal arterial roads
in the area set using Bushstone Red crushed recycled glass. The DécoR Pebble assortment of manufactured
aggregates and the 36 colours of crushed recycled DécoR Glass aggregates provide designers and architects
an immense assortment of vibrant and soft colours to select from.
For further information contact:
DécoR Stone
phone: +613 9888 9888
fax: +613 9888 9884
web: www.decorstone.com.au
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