ZEN
GREEN ROOF

The Zen Green Roof located at the illustrious 124 Queen Hotel & Spa in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, is a sight to behold. This 20,000 square foot intensive green roof boasts planters, water features, private terraces, and thousands of native perennials. It’s hard to believe this sights atop a parking garage - see below for the transformation.

ZEN
GREEN ROOF

From boring…

…to BEAUTIFUL

Project
Details

Location

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Installation - Phase 1

Base layers.

Installation - Phase 2

Concrete work and Substrate.

Installation - Phase 3

Planting and hardscpaing.

Vision

The Zen Green Roof at 124 Queen is the first of its kind in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Region in Ontario. Situated on the rooftop of an underground parking garage, the project brings life to an otherwise ordinary grey structure. The unique design of the Zen Green Roof sets a precedent for future podiums to promote the integration of community and environment. The area can be enjoyed by pollinators and people alike with the various vegetation ranging from flowering perennials to large trees. The incorporation of accessible areas allows the community to become one with their surroundings and directly benefit and learn from nature.

Design

The concept design for this project was completed by ZinCo’s in-house design team. The layout was further refined by Environmental Design Group, whom went on to complete the install.

This roof boasts 1,800 sq.m (20,000 sq.ft) of mixed extensive-, intensive-green roof, hardscaping, landscaping, and water features. The roofscape is seamless to the point it’s tough to believe you’re on the roof of a parking garage.

Green Roof Assembly

The type of green roof system used is a blend of ZinCo’s Perennial Garden assembly and Roof Garden assembly. It can best be described as a multifunctional green roof buildup with high water storage capacity. It supports a wide range of plant material and landscape design. It is suitable for lawns, perennial plants and with deeper growing medium, shrubs and trees. In addition, it integrates with hardscapes like walkways, terraces, driveways, ponds or play areas, making any landscape design a possibility. The Zen Green Roof at 124 Queen perfectly captures nearly all the potential a green roof can offer.

System used in this project

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Green Roof Systems

  • Intensive green roofs open up the world of landscape design on the roof. The full range of landscape features and plants can be included; patios and walkways, water features, and planted areas with trees, shrubs and flowers.

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  • Bringing urban communities closer to nature.

    Green roofs with hard surfacing for pedestrian use that can be combined with planted areas to bring urban communities closer to nature.

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