The Town and Gardens team designed and built the private roof spaces for more intimate gatherings and outdoor grilling.
The focal point of the Common Roof Garden features cedar bench wrapping around a raised patch of meadow planting.
The planting strategy emphasizes native and naturalized plant material that would colonize on a Manhattan rooftop.
Prior to building construction, this vacant parcel of land became a canvas for graffiti artists. This context influenced the materials and pattern-making for the design.
Design of the front entrance planters required in-depth coordination with the vendor.
Coordinating multiple trades and vendors was challenging at times as the building neared completion.
Built in solid lengths of up to 12 ft., the 8-ft.-wide, custom-fabricated steel plate edging was craned in from a narrow, busy street in Manhattan.
Custom planter seating was also craned up, and required coordination with the vendor.
The planting palette features high-contrast grasses, perennials and succulents, selected for their ability to quickly colonize and thrive in sunlight.
The design called for enhanced planting beds in the Common Roof area, requiring a greater depth of soil, detailed custom edging and vibrant plant palette.
The Town and Gardens team designed and built the private roof spaces for more intimate gatherings and outdoor grilling.
Front entrance planters feature shade-tolerant plants with native vines, providing a green façade over time.
A custom LED panel and planter enclosure was built to withstand pedestrian traffic and integrate with the building’s electrical and plumbing systems.
THE DETAILS: To match the developer’s vision for these contemporary condos in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood, Landscape Architect Jordan Clough created a design featuring modern, innovative materials and native/adaptive plant material.
Town & Gardens built private roof spaces, the common roof garden and streetscape entrance planters.The steel-plate elements, built in solid lengths up to 12 ft., required a coordinated installation with other tradesmen due to their weight and size.
“The planting palette required a selection of vibrant, high-contrast grasses, perennials and succulents, selected for their ability to quickly colonize and thrive on a sunbaked roof, and reflect the urban aesthetic of the neighborhood,” Clough says.
