landscape architecture, ecological planning + design GREEN ROOFS DECEMBER 2017
FIRM INTRODUCTION | profile
green roof details, McCormack Building
Founded over forty years ago, Andropogon is an MBE-certified landscape architecture and ecological planning firm committed to the principle of “designing with nature,� by creating beautiful and evocative landscapes that are inspired by the careful observation of natural processes and informed by environmental research.
2 Fully Certified Living Building
Challenge Project
2 Living Building Challenge Projects in Design
9 AIA COTE Top Green Building Projects
10 LEED Platinum Certified
Projects
First K-12
LEED Platinum School
First LEED Platinum Building in Washington, DC
2 SITES Certified Projects
Founded nearly forty years ago, Andropogon is committed to the principle of “designing with nature,” creating beautiful and evocative landscapes inspired by the careful observation of natural processes and informed by the best environmental science. The elegance and economy of natural form and process continues to be the benchmark by which we measure the success of our work—from the smallest construction detail to the multi-layered patterns of regional sites. As a certified small business and minority business enterprise (MBE), Andropogon is committed to diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace. Our multi-cultural staff is dedicated to the successful maturing of each project, from initial concept designs to construction review and long-term landscape management. Our body of national and international work includes early examples of innovative green strategies that have withstood the test of time as well
as a broad range of landscape, site planning, environmental projects, ecological restoration and innovative stormwater management techniques. Our clients often tell us that we combine integrated design with a depth of ecological understanding in synergistic ways. With every project we embody our mission...
“to weave together the landscapes of people and nature for the benefit of both.”
FIRM INTRODUCTION | high - performance landscapes
green roof details,SUNY EFS
LEED PROJECTS Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, U.S. Green Building Council U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC - LEED Gold, with Perkins + Will Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Environmental Center, Potomac Watershed Study Center, Alice Ferguson Foundation, Accokeek, MD - LEED Platinum, with Re:Vision Architecture Hillman Hall, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University at St. Louis, MO - LEED Platinum, with Moore Ruble Yudell Gateway Center at SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY - LEED Platinum, with Architerra Moorhead Environmental Complex at the Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, PA - LEED Platinum, with m2 architecture Campus Center at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Galloway, NJ - LEED Gold, with KSS Architects Kohler Environmental Center at Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT - LEED Platinum, with Robert A.M. Stern Architects
J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA - LEED Platinum, with ZGF Architects Morris Arboretum Horticulture Center, Philadelphia, PA LEED Platinum, with Overland Partners McCormack Post Office & Court House, Boston, MA LEED Gold, with Goody Clancy Sculpture Building and Gallery Yale University, New Haven, CT - LEED Platinum, with KieranTimberlake Johnson Hall of Science, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY - LEED Gold, with Croxton Collaborative and KlingStubbins Sidwell Friends Middle School, Washington, DC - LEED Platinum, with KieranTimberlake Student Residential Learning Complex, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT - LEED Gold, with Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company West Residential Campus Initiative, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - LEED certified, with KieranTimberlake
LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE PROJECTS Certification by the International Living Future Institute™ Phipps Conservatory, Center for Sustainable Landscapes, Pittsburgh, PA Living Building Challenge Fully Certified, with The Design Alliance Potomac Watershed Study Center, Alice Ferguson Foundation, Accokeek, MD Living Building Challenge Certified, with Re:Vision Architects Global Flora Collection Greenhouse, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA Designed to meet The Living Building Challenge Standard, with Kennedy & Violich Architecture Living Building Challenge Building, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA Designed to meet The Living Building Challenge Standard, with Lord Aeck Sargent and Miller Hull Partnership
SUSTAINABLE SITES INITIATIVE™ PROJECTS
Voluntary national guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable land design, construction, and maintenance practices Phipps Conservatory, Center for Sustainable Landscapes, Pittsburgh, PA Four-star rated certification, with The Design Alliance Bartholdi Park, United States Washington, DC Pilot Project, with EwingCole
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Shoemaker Green, University Philadelphia, PA Two-star rated certification
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FIRM INTRODUCTION | awards
green roof details, US Coast Guard Headquarters 2017 ROUSE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE from the Urban Land Institute Philadelphia for Bartram’s Mile 2016 GSA DESIGN AWARD from the U.S. General Service Administration for the United States Coast Guard Headquarters, with Perkins + Will
2016 ASLA HONOR AWARD in the Research Category for Shoemaker Green at the University of Pennsylvania
2015 GROUNDBREAKER AWARD FINALIST from the Delaware Valley Green Building Council for Lower Venice Island Recreation Center, with Buell Kratzer Powell 2015 MERIT AWARD for Excellence in Architecture for Building Additions from the Society for College and University Planning for Kline Fitness and Squash Center at Dickinson College with Cannon Design
2016 AIA COTE TOP TEN AWARD from AIA Committee on the Environment for the Center for Sustainable Landscapes at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, with The Design Alliance
2015 PRESERVATION AWARD from the New Jersey
2016 AIA COTE TOP TEN AWARD from the AIA
the Environment for the Kohler Environmental Center at Choate Rosemary Hall, with Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Committee on the Environment for the J. Craig Venter Institute, with ZGF Architects
2016 MERIT AWARD for Excellence in Planning for
an Existing Campus from the Society for College and University Planning for the Temple University Health Sciences Campus Framework Plan, with Payette
2016 LAND ETHICS AWARD OF MERIT from Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve for the green roof at the SUNY ESF Gateway Center, with Architerra, Inc.
Historic Preservation Office for Duke Farms, with VITETTA
2014 HONOR AWARD from the AIA NY Committee on
2014 HONOR AWARD from AIA Philadelphia for the Karabots Pavilion at the Franklin Institute, with SaylorGregg Architects, now a Studio of JacobsWyper 2014 ASLA HONOR AWARD in the General Design Category for Shoemaker Green at the University of Pennsylvania
2014 GROUNDBREAKER AWARD FINALIST
from the Delaware Valley Green Building Council for Shoemaker Green at the University of Pennsylvania
2014 AIA NYS AWARDS including a Design Award Citation and an Excelsior Award for Public Architecture for the SUNY-ESF Gateway Center, with Architerra, Inc. 2014 HONOR AWARD for Excellence in Architecture for a New Building rom the Society for College and University Planning/AIA-CAE for the SUNY-ESF Gateway Center, with Architerra, Inc. 2014 MERIT AWARD in General Design from ASLA NY for the SUNY-ESF Gateway Center Green Roof, with Architerra 2014 AIA COTE TOP TEN GREEN PROJECT
for the SUNY-ESF Gateway Center, with Architerra, Inc.
2014 HONOR AWARD in General Design from the TriState ASLA for the Clemson University ICAR Technology Neighborhood 1 Plaza, with Seamon Whiteside
2014 MERIT AWARD for Excellence in Landscape
Architecture-General Design from the Society for College and University Planning for Shoemaker Green at the University of Pennsylvania
2013 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AWARD from the Boston Society of Architects for the SUNY-ESF Gateway Center, with Architerra 2013 HONOR AWARD in General Design and People’s Choice Award from the Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, with MGA Partners 2013 MERIT AWARD in Analysis & Planning from the Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for the St. Elizabeth’s West Campus Landscape Integration Plan
2012 DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD from the Pennsylvania Chapter of the AIA for the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, with MGA Partners 2012 COMMUNITY AWARD from the US Green Building Council New Jersey Chapter for Duke Farms LEED Improvements, Reuse and Renovation
2012 DESIGN-BUILD MERIT AWARD from the Design-Build Institute of America for the United States Military Academy Preparatory School Site Design in West Point, New York, with EwingCole
FIRM INTRODUCTION | design principles PLACE FIRST Our goal is to understand and express the essential character of a place. We tell the story of a site by learning what it was, understanding what it is, and realizing what it can become.
H A R M ON IZ E PE OPLE A N D PL A C E Our designs find opportunities for a dynamic and relevant future in the fundamentals of the place and the aspirations of the community.
HEA L EC O S Y S T E M S Our core approach is to build dynamic, holistic systems and establish a healthy web of relationships.
C R E ATING HI G HP E RFORM ANCE / M ULTI-FUNCT I O NI NG LA NDSC AP E S Creative problem-solving shapes our landscapes making them interactive. We are committed to synergistic designs where roles are inter-dependent and mutually supporting.
EC ON OMY OF IN T E R V EN T ION We protect the integrity of ecological and social systems through non-invasive and carefully targeted solutions; maximum impact with minimal invasion.
B EA UTY IS M O RE T HAN S KI N DEEP Our landscapes are not only artistic and aesthetically beautiful; they create evocative experiences with lasting impressions while serving as essential organizing elements of a site.
FIRM INTRODUCTION | services LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Site Analysis Site & Landscape Design Landscape Management Permit and Regulatory Preparation Construction Documentation and Observation Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse
REGIONAL PLANNING Environmental and Land Use Planning Environmental Assessment Feasibility Studies Natural Resource Management Open Space and Trail Systems Community Planning and Facilitation
MASTER PLANNING Program Analysis and Development Mixed-use & Residential Development Institutional Visioning and Development Stormwater Management Ecological Restoration Brownfield Redevelopment Funding Strategies
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES Site Selection Environmental Assessment Site Planning and Design Stormwater Management Brownfield Redevelopment SITES Documentation LEED Documentation Living Building Challenge Documentation
RESEARCH Post-Occupancy Evaluations and Case Studies Environmental Monitoring Soil Biology Analysis Social Monitoring Experimental Design Monitoring Protocols Adaptive Landscape Management Programs Public Outreach and Presentations Grant Writing and Technical Writing
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (under construction)
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
The Washington University Medical Center is inaugurating its Campus Renewal Project with the expansion of the St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the construction of a new medical tower for the Barnes Jewish Hospital. The new healthcare facility is designed with patients and families in mind with the goal of providing a holistic approach to patient care. The half-billion dollar project, led by program construction manager Jacobs and executive architect HOK, is being executed using an Integrated Project Delivery development system. The Campus Renewal Project includes the design of therapeutic landscapes to provide restorative green spaces for patients, their care-givers, and families. Andropogon lead the design of four therapeutic green roofs for both hospitals. Each therapeutic green roof was designed for a specific patient group including: •
A place for bone marrow transplant and other cancer patients;
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A private, unoccupied green roof exclusively for active labor and delivery;
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A garden for new mothers and their immediate families, as part of the maternity floor; and
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A children’s garden for patients, family, and friends.
Each green roof carefully balances the rare and enlivening experience of the outdoors with medical and physical sensitivities, such as allergens, light exposure, and skin and bone frailties.
U.S. COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON, D.C
U.S. COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON, D.C
As a member of the master planning & site development team led by architects Perkins+Will, Andropogon served as the landscape architect and ecological planner for the new United States Coast Guard Headquarters Facility. The Headquarters Facility sits within the historic 182-acre St. Elizabeths campus, a National Historic Landmark located 2.5 miles from the U.S. Capital. This 1.2 million square foot building, with the second largest green roof in the United States, was designed to integrate within its 37-acre site. The landscape, informed by detailed site analysis, sustainable design principals, and stormwater Best Management Practices, creates a functional landscape with exceptional performance and beauty. The sustainable directives for the project included achievement of Silver LEED™ certification.
B L U E RIDG E + N ORTHE RN P I E DMO NT Trap Rock + Conglomerate Uplands
N ORTHE RN P I E DMO NT Piedmont Uplands + Foothills
S OU T H E AS TE RN P LAINS Chesapeake Rolling Coastal Plain
N ORTHE RN P I E DMO NT Lowlands + Outer Piedmont
MIDDLE ATLANTIC C OA STAL P LAIN Chesapeake-Albemarle Silty Lowlands + Tidal Marshes
EPA LEVEL III + IV ECOREGIONS OF THE DC-METRO AREA
CONCEPT DIAGRAM OF COURTYARDS AND CORRESPONDING ECOREGION
SUNY ESF GATEWAY CENTER SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
SUNY ESF GATEWAY CENTER SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
As one of the nation’s leading environmental education and research institutions, The State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) has experienced substantial growth over the past decade. In response, SUNY ESF, in conjunction with the State University Construction Fund, commissioned the design and construction of a new, LEED Platinum Gateway Center. In an effort to exploit the limited site footprint and maximize available campus open space, the project team incorporated a fully-accessible, 9,400-square-foot, intensive green roof, which stretches along the entire western façade of the building. Virtually every aspect of the green roof is influenced by the contents and context of two rare plant communities native to the Alvar and Lake Ontario Dune regions of New York. 2016 LAND ETHICS AWARD 2014 AIA COTE TOP TEN GREEN PROJECT 2014 MERIT AWARD from ASLA NY 2014 HONOR AWARD from SCUP/AIA 2014 HONOR AWARD from Boston Society of Architects
varying green roof soil depths
plant community prototype
plant, soil & media testing frames
MCCORMACK BUILDING BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
MCCORMACK POST OFFICE & COURT HOUSE BUILDING BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Andropogon collaborated with Goody Clancy and Elevated Landscape Technology to design a green roof system for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The design serves as a model to be replicated at other locations in New England. The green roof gardens, located on the 4th & 5th floor rooftops of the McCormack Post Office and Court House Building, are a living example of an important aspect of the EPA’s mission. The design balances an informal planting aesthetic with the prominent architecture. The roof gardens serve as an amenity for employees to walk through and sit in, and as a pleasing building feature to look at from above. Sustainable functions of the green roof include “urban heat island” mitigation, storm water management, reuse of building materials, and water harvesting from building systems to passively irrigate plantings.
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