The University of East Anglia is situated outside the busy city of Norwich, where it boasts a busy and diverse environment in which to house its students. One of its more famous buildings is the Museum of Visual Arts which is a buried extension, but concealed so as to not detract from the original building. Designed by Foster Associates [now Foster & Partners] it was one of the first Bauder Intensive green roofs installed some 15 years ago.
Reason for Green Roof
Foster Associates were looking for an alternative to a concrete finish, seeking a product that would be revolutionary for its time. The waterproofing construction, with its life long life expectancy, combined with the intensive green roof, provides a practical and aesthetically pleasing solution that achieved the brief set out by the architects.
Type of Roof
Bauder Intensive Green Roof System.
Size of Green Roof
3500m2
Build up of Roof
Waterproofing Build-Up
Bauder VB4-AL Vapour Barrier, 4mm thick featuring an aluminium lining and utilising SBS modified elastomeric bitumen giving total vapour impermeability and providing initial waterproofing integrity during the system’s installation.
Bauder 5mm thick Underlayer, highly modified with SBS elastomeric bitumen and reinforced with a very high tensile polyester carrier.
Bauder Rootbar Capping Sheet, incorporating a copper root resistant lining to prevent potential damage from any more vigorous rooting plants.
Green Roof Build Up
Waterproofing layers incorporating the Bauder reservoir board system tied to an irrigation system to allow the required water retention on areas incorporating the steep embankments.
A lawn finish was installed to blend in seamlessly to the adjoining landscape.
Comments
Although installed some 15 years ago, this is still a roof that is still instantly recognisable, with its sweeping lawn and glass visor to the embankment. A true testament to the green roofs ability to outlast its guarantee.
