Porxos d’en Xifré, Barcelona

In the middle of the bustling city of Barcelona, the seemingly wild roof garden of Porxos d’en Xifré offers a wonderful place of retreat. Using the ZinCo system build-up “Heather with Lavender”, small idyllic spaces are combined with natural pathways across an original designed and biodiverse green area of approximately 1,500 m². The planners managed to create a local eco system with more than 10,000 plants and over 50 plant species. They chose primarily native perennials that are drought-tolerant and disease-resistant, that filter dust and pollutants, are particularly aromatic and that bloom at different times over the entire year in order to attract insects. The installed insect hotels, nesting areas and small water areas are just as important for the habitat as the forage plants are for insects and birds.