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Roof garden and green courtyard

The multi-functional system build-up “Roof Garden” is perfect for all types of intensive green roof.

The Zinco system build-up “Roof Garden” provides a permanently reliable base for the permanent establishment of lawns, perennials and shrubs, and even trees on roof areas. The drainage element Floradrain® FD 60 neo may even be concreted as a sub-structure for driveways or for foundations for play equipment, railings, pergolas and other structures.
Pitched green roof with various slopes

Creating a green roof on a pitched roof is not a problem provided the special features of the roof are taken into consideration.

Extensive green roofs are easily established on roof pitches provided the special features of the roof are taken into consideration. Zinco has created technically sound solutions for all kind of pitched roofs up to 35°.
Access to the underground garage of the Elbphilharmonie

Vehicle access to the underground garage is on the eastern side of the building which is surrounded by water on the three other sides. © Klostermann

From the paved surface of the underground garage to the wave-shaped glass roof, the Elbphilharmonie is filled with special ideas that mark it out as an architectural masterpiece. Approx. 4300 m² of paving were installed on top of the underground park thanks to the Zinco system build-up “Driveway with Elastodrain®”.
Large green roof with mediterranean vegetation

The new Stavos Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center with National Opera and National Library is embedded in a giant mediterranean parkland. © SNFCC / Yiorgis Yerolymbos

The new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) is a symbol of education, culture and sustainability, both for the people of Greece and in the wider international context. This project was awarded LEED Platinum Certification and is the largest construction project in recent Greek history. The buildings house the Greek National Opera (NGO) and the National Library of Greece (NLG) and are literally embedded in the open park that stretches over an area of 17 hectares.

To provide architects and planners with state-of-the-art planning tools and help to optimise their workflow, Zinco build-up systems and products are now available as BIM data files in different formats for free download. Our BIM library will be constantly extended.

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The Zinco system build-up ”Urban Climate Roof” is ”i-NOVO Awards Winner 2017” in the “Eco” class.
Buildings with extensive green roofs

Students from over 50 countries live and study in a village-like community at United World College in Dilijan, with all their cultural, religious and political differences. © Danil Kolodin / Tim Flynn architects

About 7,000 m² of green roof contribute to the incorporation of the UWC building complex. Similar to the adjacent hilly landscape, the roofs are undulating like waves. The Zinco system build-up with Floradrain® FD 40-E provides for the wild greenery on the roofs.
Hand with a ladybird in front of a roof garden

The innovative systems in Green Roof 4.0 from Zinco have the potential to revolutionise the use of roofs, with regard to water retention, evaporation and biodiversity.

The innovative Zinco systems “Stormwater Management Roof”, “Urban Climate Roof”, “Irrigated Extensive Green Roof” and “Biodiversity Green Roof” all have revolutionary potential, which is the power to introduce sustainable structural change in the area of green roofing.
Roof garden with lawn and plant beds in the city

The urban farming roof garden at the “Le Cordon Bleu” cookery school at 1011 m² is one of the largest in Paris. © Drone view

The roof garden supplies the kitchen with tasty ingredients and at the same time is part of the educational programme at “Le Cordon Bleu”. In addition, the roof is home to four bee hives and an insect hotel. A wonderful example of urban farming, because rooftops with the right Zinco green roof are ideal for use as a cultivation area.
Pitched green roof in full bloom

The vegetation is growing and flourishing thanks to the system build-up “Pitched Green Roof”.

Commissioned by Aral AG, the architect Manfred Beier courageously designed a curving green roof in the shape of a wave for a motorway service station. Zinco supplied the appropriate technology with the system build-up “Pitched Green Roof”.