PROPOSED EXHIBITION CENTRE AND ROOFTOP GARDEN AT KAED THIRD FLOOR

CASE STUDY ON THE ELEMENTS OF ROOFTOP GARDEN

AND EXHIBITION CENTER

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1.1 DEFINITION OF ROOFTOP GARDEN

-Rooftop garden is also known as green roofs where variety of plants being
grown on top of it thus replacing the vegetated footprint that was
destroyed when the building was constructed.
-It depend on the plant material and usage for the roof areagorized as
‘intensive’ or ‘extensive’ systems depending on the plant material and
usage for the roof area.

-Intensive green roofs use a wide variety of plant species that may include
trees and shrubs, require deeper substrate layers, are generally limited to
flat roofs, require ‘intense’ maintenance
-Extensive roofs are limited to herbs, grasses, mosses, and drought
tolerant succulents such as Sedum, require minimal maintenance, and are
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generally not accessible to the public.
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1.2 COMPARISON OF ROOFTOP GARDEN

1.2 ROCKEFELLER CENTER

-United States National Historic Landmark

- Rockefeller Plaza as the heart of the building

1.3 CHICAGO CITY HALL

-Official seat of government of the City of Chicago in

Illinois
-Classical revival style.
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1.2 STUDY ON ROCKEFELLER CENTER

1.2 i HISTORY
-Midtown Manhattan, New York City, NY.
-Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings
covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st Streets in New York
City.
-Built by the Rockefeller family.
-It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987
-Rockefeller Center was named after John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
who leased the space from Columbia University in 1928.
- Rockefeller initially planned a syndicate to build an opera
house for the Metropolitan Opera on the site, but changed his
mind after the stock market crash of 1929

View of the midtown New York From Rockefeller Center

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1.2 STUDY ON ROCKEFELLER CENTER

1.2 ii ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS

-Modern architectural style blended with capitalism.

-It was the largest private building project ever undertaken in modern times.
-Construction of the 14 buildings in the Art Deco style (without the original opera house
proposal) began on May 17, 1930 and was completed on November 1, 1939.
- The principal architect was Raymond Hood.
-The rooftop garden was situated at the Rockefeller Plaza

View of the rooftop garden at the top of Rockefeller Plaza

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1.2 STUDY ON ROCKEFELLER CENTER

1.2 b ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS

View of the rooftop garden at the top of Rockefeller Plaza

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1.2 STUDY ON ROCKEFELLER CENTER

1.2 b ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS

Birds eye view of the Rockefeller plaza