Amy's Drive Thru - Rohnert Park

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AMYS Rohnert Park West Facade

Amy's Drive Thru - Rohnert Park

America’s first vegetarian organic fast food restaurant wanted to serve up something more than healthy food.

Covering the eatery’s gable roof with a landscape was a ‘living’ symbol that casual passerby and patrons could understand that sustainable values was at the core of AMY’S mission.

Perennial plantings ebb & flow with the winds and change by the seasons providing year round interest.

A water tower stores rainwater & reclaim city water irrigates the landscape, stormwater is managed on-site while solar PV system provides energy for the facility.

East facade AMYS Drive thru
East facade
Indoor seating
Plantings on west side
Plantings on east side
Close up of plantings
Planted Pickup Truck
West Facade in spring
Year :
2015
Size :
3,250 SF
Design :
SYMBIOS
Installation :
SYMBIOS Living Roof & Art Car
System :
Slope stabilized 6" depth
Location :

Rohnert Park, CA
United States

Plantings :
Perennials
Maintenance :
SYMBIOS
Project Team :
Trackenburg Architects
Water system :

Rainwater, Municipal reclaimed water

Irrigation :
Spray-drip hydrid
Awards :
World Congress GIF 2016
Project Scope :
Living Roof
Project Class :
Commercial
Project Categories :
Meadow
Project Type :
Extensive