Gold Coast Residence
Key Takeaways:
Private residential rooftop terrace
19 trees in less than 1,000 square feet
Native & lush plant palette
An outdoor terrace plus 900-square-foot rooftop garden extends the living space for a residential condo owner in a 1911-era building in Chicago's Lincoln Park. The Omni Infinity Media green roof plantings include grassy terrain with spring bulbs and a shaded forest canopy with low-lying sedges and ferns.
Nineteen trees, including Quaking Aspens, Star Magnolias, Eastern Redbud, White Pines, and a dense row of European Hornbeams for screening, make up the perimeter either planted in the green roof or in planters.
More planters offer space for annual flowers & food. The dining area and hearth are shaded by a vine-covered arbor.
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Location:
Chicago, ILInstallation Complete:
2018Type:
Existing Construction
Private Residence in Multi-Family Residential
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Architect:
von Weisse AssociatesGeneral Contractor:
NorconLandscape Architect:
Greenprint Partners
Plant List
Allium atropurpureum
Allium cristophii
Allium 'Summer Beauty'
Arisaema triphyllum
Aristolochia macrophylla
Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Green Velvet'
Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Wintergreen'
Carex bromoides
Carex pensylvanica
Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’
Cercis canadensis
Chionodoxa forbesii
Clematis terniflora
Cornus alternifolia
Epimedium x rubrum
Galium odoratum
Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'
Geranium 'Tiny Monster'
Hamamelis vernalis
Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’
Matteuccua struthiopteris
Muscari armeniacum
Narcissus 'Lemon Drops'
No-Mow Turfgrass
Onoclea sensibilis
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Pinus strobus
Populus tremuloides
Rodgersia aesculifolia
Sagina subulata
Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht'
Sesleria autumnalis
Thalictrum dioicum
Thymus vulgaris
Vinca minor
Wisteria sinensis
