La Haye Studio

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Roof garden

La Haye Studio

An old tar & gravel roof was transform into wondrous fresh-air garden roof escape.

Sliding doors from the live-work studio open up directly to a grassy roof meadow, outdoor cooking area, sunken patio court and deep planting beds with fruit trees.

Occasional friends gather for nighttime movies projected onto the blank concrete wall of the adjacent theater.

Rainwater is harvested form the metal roofs and is stored in tanks below the artist workshop-gallery space.

Sunken patio on roof
Groundcover of red blooming thyme
shade plantings
Pebbles enjoying the rooftop lawn
Lime tree
Overhead view of roof garden
Year :
2013
Size :
1,170 SF
Design :
SYMBIOS
Installation :
SMBIOS
System :
Semi-intensive to intensive
Location :

Sonoma, CA
United States

Plantings :
Groundcovers, perennials shrubs, no mow eco-lawn, dwarf fruit trees
Maintenance :
Property owner
Water system :

Rainwater harvesting & municipal water as backup

Irrigation :
Drip and spray
Project Scope :
Living Roof
Project Class :
Residential
Project Categories :
Roof Garden
Project Type :
Intensive