San Francisco Museum Living Roof

The california academy of sciences features a living green roof with native plants insulation made from.

San francisco museum living roof.

Rolling hills and 1 7 million plants create an oasis for native species atop the academy s 2 5 acre living roof. The san francisco based bernard osher foundation made a 20 million donation to the new academy project in support of the living roof and the four story osher rainforest exhibit. A living roof will slope over interior exhibitions and read as hills against the natural landscape. A building heralded as the greenest museum in the world opens saturday in san francisco.

The new building will be an organic extension of the academy s commitment to understand and. The living roof planted with nine local species the 2 5 acre roof is the largest swath of native vegetation in san francisco. Curved steel beams were installed to create a rolling hillside effect like the hills of san francisco. Living roof the academy s iconic living roof is more than a beautiful architectural feature.

1 5 california academy of sciences green roof san francisco green roof san francisco green building sustainable museum. Tim griffith california academy of sciences. That sketch launched plans for what may be the most complicated living roof ever built. It s critical to the building s heating and cooling efficiency.

Its 2 5 acre undulating greenroof sits 35 feet in the air planted with a variety of over 50 native wildflowers and other species. Living roof california academy of sciences museum san francisco california contributor names highsmith carol m 1946 photographer created published 2009 april 30. In size and design the academy roof is unprecedented marked by seven domes and steep hillocks envisioned by celebrity lead architect renzo piano as a nod to san francisco s undulating topography. One of san francisco s most exciting green projects is the construction.