Studio Sustena

We are thrilled to be the green roof designer on this incredible project featured in today's edition of the New York Times. Our goal was to provide a green roof landscape connection between the rink roof and the landscape along East Drive, integrating an accessible walking path into the sloped lightweight terrain with an overlook down to the rink and pool terrace. The landscape, supported by the green roof, will help restore a seamless transition between the woodlands and open park (trees and grass). $160 Million Later, New Pool and Rink Will Replace Central Park Eyesore - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Have you registered for our #greenbuild tour yet? If you are attending "Modern Sustainable and Healthy Office Spaces", you'll get to hear from our very own Laura Hansplant. Feel free to stick around after the tour for an exclusive happy hour on the accessible green roof of University Place 3.0! The perfect time to toast to a fantastic week at Greenbuild 2024. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gANQ3QfE

Nature moves us through changes of seasons. The dynamic colors and textures that we experience with seasonality is one of our favorite things to design. Our technique, Resilient Planting Design, ensures that planting is always dynamic and intentional. Today we are highlighting our project, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center, to showcase how much impact designing for seasonality can have. We love being able to walk through a site and experience it in a different way depending on the time of year. Here’s your reminder to go outside and enjoy the unfolding of this season! . Owner: @brooklynbotanic Architect: @weissmanfredi Landscape Architect: @hmwhite_sa Green Roof Designer: @studio_sustena (formerly Roofmeadow) with Charles Miller, P.E. and Lauren Mandel, PLA, ASLA Photos By: @newyorkgreenroofs, Aaron Booher, AlbertVecerka | ESTO, @studio_sustena . #landscapearchitecture #seasonality #resilientdesign #greenroof #greenroofdesign #bbg #brooklynbotanicgarden

Register now for our @greenbuild tour "Modern Sustainable and Healthy Office Spaces"! Explore two LEED Platinum projects, enjoy views of Philadelphia from the green roof of University Place 3.0, and meet industry experts from The Sheward Partnership, LLC, The Lighting Practice, Metropolitan Acoustics, UPA | University Place Associates, McDonald Building Company, and Dale Corp. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gANQ3QfE

Designing green roofs in the face of climate change often involves anticipating high winds. We designed a WIND STABILIZATION system for the 16th floor of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Pavilion that put green roof INNOVATION to the test. . The design deploys a beefy perimeter treatment that ballasts the green roof while helping to unitize the vegetated system. . Owner: Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System Architect: Foster + Partners Green Roof Designer: Studio Sustena (formerly Roofmeadow) with Charles Miller, P.E., Laura Hansplant Photo By: Studio Sustena? . #StudioSustena #resilience #resilientdesign #greenroofdesign #greenroof #greenarchitecture #greenbuilding #livingarchitecture #regenerativedeisgn #regenerativearchitecture #sedum #pennmedicine #universityofpennsylvania

We're thrilled to welcome Carly Choi to our team! Carly’s background in design and planning has allowed her to contribute to the development of parks, communities, master planning projects, and SITES documentation. Her background in environmental sustainability is integrated into the landscapes that she designs, ensuring that thoughtful consideration is taken to improve the ecological health of a site. . Carly also has an interest in societal and cultural connections to a project and has studied and researched native cultures and their representation in landscapes in the continental United States, Hawai’i, and New Zealand. She holds a Masters of Landscape Architecture degree from The University of Texas at Austin and a BA in Environmental Sustainability from The University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Outside of work, Carly enjoys tending to her garden, days at the beach, and traveling across the US with her family. . Please join us in giving Carly a warm welcome!

Several designers recently asked us, “what if every bus shelter contained a green roof?” We posed the same question more than a decade ago! Back in 2011 we designed and built Philly’s first BUS SHELTER GREEN ROOF—in partnership with the Philadelphia Water Department—across the street from City Hall. . We designed the green roof as a SCALABLE TOOLKIT and envisioned deploying the replicable infrastructure atop every bus shelter in the city. Is there an appetite for this INNOVATION in your city? . Owner: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Green Roof Designer: Studio Sustena (formerly Roofmeadow) with Charles Miller, P.E., Ari Miller, RLA, Jane Winkel LEED AP, Lauren Mandel, PLA, ASLA Photo By: Lauren Mandel, PLA, ASLA? . #StudioSustena #resilience #resilientdesign #greenroofdesign #greenroof #livingarchitecture #regenerativedeisgn #bus #busshelter #busheltergreenroof #septa #greentransit #transit

Fire’s a critical part of the meadow lifecycle, but what happens when the meadow is on a roof? We designed the meadow atop the EVPL Oaklyn library branch to burn! This RESILIENT approach required careful coordination with the architect on flashings drainage, and an irrigation system that keeps the base of the green roof system wet. . What do you think about DESIGNING MEADOW ROOFS TO BURN? . Owner: Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library Architect: VPS Architecture & Engberg Anderson Architects Landscape Architect: Storrow Kinsella Associates Green Roof Designer: Studio Sustena (formerly Roofmeadow) with Charles Miller, P.E. Photo By: Studio Sustena? . #StudioSustena #resilience #resilientdesign #greenroofdesign #greenroof #greenarchitecture #greenbuilding #livingarchitecture #regenerativedeisgn #regenerativearchitecture #meadow #meadowroof #EvansvilleVanderburghPublicLibrary

We love SLOPE STABILIZATION because there’s so much room for innovation. Our ballasted-stabilization design at Chicago’s TESTA PRODUCE uses a 30,000-sf flat green roof to support a 7,500-sf barrel roof that slopes up to a whopping 43 degrees. No fixed anchors are used to stabilize the green roof, thereby minimizing the risk of leaks. . Our founder, Charles Miller, P.E., was the brain behind this world’s first innovation, which is about to celebrate its 14th anniversary. We were delighted to offer our thought-leadership and contribute to the first LEED Platinum industrial building. . Owner: Testa Produce Architect: Epstein Architecture, Engineering and Construction Green Roof Designer: Studio Sustena (formerly Roofmeadow) with Charles Miller, P.E., Ari Miller, RLA, Lauren Mandel, PLA, ASLA Photo By: Studio Sustena . #StudioSustena #innovation #greenroofdesign #greenroof #testaproduce #greenarchitecture #greenbuilding #LEED #LEEDplatinum #livingarchitecture

Keep water from pooling on the roof, you say? Not this time! The first WETLAND ROOF in the U.S. just celebrated its 22nd anniversary. We were delighted to collaborate with the design team to help make this innovative vision a reality for Chicago’s PEGGY NOTEBAERT NATURE MUSEUM. . This retrofit green roof supports 8-18 inches of media planted with more than 80 species of wetland, meadow, and upland plants. Comment below if you’ve seen other wetland green roofs – we’d love to learn about them! . Owner: The Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Architect: Perkins&Will Landscape Architect: CONSERVATION DESIGN FORUM, INC. Green Roof Designer: Studio Sustena (formerly Roofmeadow) with Charles Miller, P.E. Photo By: Studio Sustena? . #StudioSustena #innovation #greenroofdesign #greenroof #wetland #meadow #chicago #chicagoacademyofscience #lincolnpark