Gold Coast Residence
An outdoor terrace plus 1,200-square-foot rooftop garden extends the living space for a residential condo owner in a 1911-era building in Chicago's Lincoln Park. The green roof features grassy terrain with spring bulbs and a shaded forest canopy with low-lying sedges and ferns. Nineteen trees, including Quaking Aspens, flowering Magnolias, Eastern Redbuds, White Pines and dense European Hornbeams, make up the perimeter either planted in the green roof or in planters. More planters offer space for annual flowers & food. A vine-covered arbor covers the dining area and hearth.
Uses of Omni Infinity Media
Green Roof
Planters
Key Takeaways
Private residential rooftop terrace
19 trees in 1,200-sf
Native & lush plant palette
Plant List
Allium atropurpureum
Allium cristophii
Allium 'Summer Beauty'
Arisaema triphyllum
Aristolochia macrophylla
Buxus sinica va. Insularis 'Green Velvet'
Buxus sinica va. Insularis 'Wintergreen'
Carex bromoides
Carex pensylvanica
Carpinus betulus ‘Pyramidal European Hornbeam’
Cercis canadensis ‘Eastern Redbud’
Chionodoxa forbesii
Clematis terniflora
Cornus Alternifolia ‘Pagoda Dogwood’
Epimedium x rubrum
Galium odoratum
Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'
Geranium 'Tiny Monster'
Hamamelis vernalis ‘Witch Hazel’
Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’
Matteuccua struthiopteris
Muscari armeniacum
Narcissus 'Lemon Drop'
No-Mow Turfgrass
Onoclea sensibilis
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Pinus strobus ‘White Pine’, Populus tremuloides ‘Quaking Aspen’
Rodgersia aesculifolia
Sagina subulata
Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht'
Sesleria autumnalis
Thalictrum dioicum
Thymus vulgaris
Vinca minor
Wisteria sinensis
Location
Chicago, IL
Type
Existing Construction
Private Residential
Size
1,600 SF
Project Team
Private Owner
von Weise Associates
Omni Workshop (now a part of Greenprint Partners)