This was meant to be an abstract representation of the green roof.
Renzo piano green roof san francisco.
Architect renzo piano s vision for the academy is perhaps most perfectly expressed by the living roof.
Not only does the green rooftop canopy visually connect the building to the park landscape but it also provides significant gains in heating and cooling efficiency.
Designed by renzo piano building workshop rpbw along with a slew of other professionals a single building beneath the new 2 5 acre living roof measures 410 000 sf and houses the academy components that once stretched across 12 structures.
In early 2011 it traveled to new york city for display in a green architecture exhibit at the smithsonian cooper hewitt design museum.
It is on display at the autodesk design museum in san francisco.
The goal as he described it was to lift up a piece of the park and put a building under to blend seamlessly into golden gate s natural setting.
Architect renzo piano achieved innovative imaginative energy savings in his design for the living roof.