RESIDENTIAL
Greening the Built Environment VERTICAL GARDENS . GREEN FACADES . ROOF GARDENS
Who is Fytogreen?
Talented Experienced People Committed to Client Service The team at Fytogreen assist Australian and International developers, architects and landscape architects seeking to create beautiful, environmentally sustainable gardens integrated into built structures. Fytogreen is Australia’s leading specialist in sustainable vertical gardens, environmental extensive roof gardens, light-weight intensive roof gardens and green facades. And we are the largest supplier to the roof garden industry in Australia with out unique roof garden system products.
Our History
A track record of success Fytogreen Australia Pty Ltd was founded in February 2002, when the company became the established licensee in Australasia, following on from 23 years of product development by Fytogreen originators in Europe. Over the past 15 years, since establishment in Australia, Fytogreen has become an acknowledged industry leader and innovator in horticultural technologies. We are a research focused, design and construct supplier of vertical gardens, roof gardens and green facades and all of Fytogreen’s design and project management team are university graduated. Fytogreen have completed more than 150 successful vertical garden projects, encompassing over 5,000m2 of living walls within Australia and in international locations, including California, Singapore and Dubai. Fytogreen have also supplied proprietary roof garden media components to approximately 390,000m2 of roof gardens and 46,000m2 of design and construct extensive roof gardens throughout Australia. Fytogreen has worked with the majority of Tier 1 and Tier 2 construction builders, either directly or indirectly in the capacity of a sub-contractor. Our established knowledge library created over many years of collaboration with horticultural experts allows Fytogreen a rapid interchange of experience, problem solving, commercial and technical know-how, which has greatly enhanced our effectiveness and ability to service our clients’ needs. Fytogreen Australia has become the leading supplier of vertical gardens and green roofs, delivering Australia’s tallest indoor greenwall at Tower Four, Collins Square in Melbourne’s CBD, as well as the largest green roof in the Southern Hemisphere at the Victorian Desalination Project. We have also installed and maintain Australia’s 2nd and 3rd largest green wall at 1 Bligh St, Sydney & 720 Bourke St, Melbourne.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FYTOGREEN CAPABILITY BROCHURE All contents of this document are supplied from extensive years of experience designing and constructing gardens on built structures here in Australia. All technical aspects of this documentation are considered intellectual property of Fytogreen. Therefore disclosure of this information requires written permission from Fytogreen.
Greening the Built Environment VERTICAL GARDENS . GREEN FACADES . ROOF GARDENS
Vertical Gardens
Greening the Built Environment VERTICAL GARDENS . GREEN FACADES . ROOF GARDENS
CASE STUDY
Abode 318
FYTOWALL VERTICAL GARDEN LOCATION CLIENT ARCHITECT PROJECT BUILDER DESIGN & INSTALL COMPLETION
20M2
302-320 Russell Street Melbourne PDG Schiavello Disegno Probuild Fytogreen Australia December 2014
Abode 318 boasts high quality and livable residential apartments in a Melbourne CBD location. With finishes second-to-none, Architect PDG Schiavello reflected the contemporary architecture with lush green spaces. The 9th floor has a large entertaining area which is framed with a 20m2 Fytogreen Fytowall vertical garden. Using approximately 600 indoor plants, this wall has metal halide lights to sustain the plants, creating a divine ‘outdoor entertainment area feel’ while still being within the comfort the building.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence - Middle Park
FYTOWALL VERTICAL GARDEN LOCATION CLIENT ARCHITECT PROJECT BUILDER DESIGN & INSTALL COMPLETION
18M2
Canterbury Road, Middle Park Private Residence b.e Architects Beaton Projects Ltd Fytogreen Australia November 2014
With the help of B.e Architects, the owners of this traditional Victorian home recreated its beautiful design, with traditional decorations from the by-gone era combined together with modern functionality. The outdoor courtyard, opening from the modern kitchen / living area, is home to a fully shaded, towering vertical garden. The greenwall is completely surrounded by the building, so an assortment of over 420 low light tolerant plants were used from a selection of 28 species. The owners loves the cool air, that is passively generated by the green wall, that bellows into the kitchen/living room during the heat of summer. “ The energy efficiency is fabulous, by using the air thats cooled by the greenwall means we don’t need to turn the air conditioning on, we simply slide open the glass door in the kitchen. ” This cooled air has also been reduced in CO2 and VOC’s and enriched in O2 by the green wall’s plants photosynthesis. So not only has the air been passively cooled, the air quality has also been improved.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence, Hawthorn
OUTDOOR VERTICAL GARDEN LOCATION PROJECT BUILDER ARCHITECT DESIGNER COMPLETION
27M2
Park House, Hawthorn LBA Leeton Pointon Fytogreen 2012
The Lush green vertical garden contrasts fantastically with the decor of this award winning, Architect designed modern home in Hawthorn. The home has been featured in Vogue magazine, and is also a multi award winner in the Australian Interior Design Awards in 2013 for ‘Best of State Award Residential Design Victoria’ ; ‘Residential Design’; and ‘ Interior Design Excellence and Innovation’
The Green wall is located in an outdoor courtyard, which is visible from inside the main living room. The garden comprises of 570 plants and 30 different species of plants. The sheltered outdoor courtyard reduces the reflected heat, light and echo, thus making the courtyard more “livable” as well as providing a living masterpiece.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence - New Farm
FYTOWALL VERTICAL GARDEN LOCATION DESIGN & INSTALL COMPLETION
13M2
Private Residence Villiers Street, New Farm Fytogreen Australia December 2016
Fytogreen designed and installed a small Fytowall vertical garden as a back drop to the outdoor salt water, swimming pool on a modernized, older style home in New Farm Brisbane. The 12.6m2 long, 2 panel high Fytowall green wall provides a lush green covering for the rear fence set over the pool. Using 300 plants, made up of 28 species, this ecologically diverse green wall will thrive in the growing conditions with many different flowers emerging at varying times.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence, Windsor
VERTICAL GARDEN CLIENT LOCATION DESIGN, PRE-GROWN & CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION
21M2 Private Residence Windsor, Victoria Fytogreen June 2013
Located in Windsor, Victoria, the design of this new home makes maximum use of the available space with this beautiful outdoor greenwall overhanging the swimming pool. The host wall is south facing and the sunny courtyard warms up during summer. Fytogreen used 630 plants with 35 different species to create this living masterpiece.
Architecturally designed, the home boasts a central courtyard that is visible from throughout the whole second level. Above the vertical garden, a glass walkway links the rooms on the second level. This provides a stunning view of the greenwall from all angles.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence
PLANTS ON WALLS LOCATION DESIGN AND INSTALL COMPLETION
12M2 Sackville Street Kew, Victoria Fytogreen Australia September 2014
This project is an exterior greenwall, set in an outdoor courtyard on the side of a recently renovated home in Kew.
on ground level and the first level hallway to the bedrooms. The owners use Fytogreen to maintain the greenwall with regular visits.
The exposed block-work with racking top edge frames the array of plants. Approximately 120 plants were used, with about 27 different species to cover the 12m2 area.
The entire system is fed and watered by an automated controller and maintenance is done by the client with Fytogreens assistance.
The host wall is located in a full shaded area in a sheltered outdoor courtyard that has a barbeque and pizza oven. It can be seen from the kitchen
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CASE STUDY
Rathdown Road, Carlton Our Indoor Green Walls are Ideal for Private Residents or Apartment Living
TYPE LOCATION CLIENT DESIGN & INSTALL COMPLETION
13.4M2 Rathdown Road, Carlton Private Residence Fytogreen Australia 2014
Although Fytogreen supplies numerous large commercial vertical gardens, we have also adapted our beautiful walls to be ideal for apartment living and private residents. These eye-catching gardens bring a great feature to any indoor or outdoor area and become a magnificent focal point.
Fytogreen’s focus on Ecological Sustainable vertical gardens, ensure that the vertical garden species are specifically selected for survival of the natural life of the plants and also tailored for the clients preference. In this particular garden over 30 different varieties and a total of 168 plants were used.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence
PLANTS ON WALLS LOCATION DESIGN AND INSTALL COMPLETION
5M2 Essendon, Victoria Fytogreen Australia August 2012
Fytogreen designed and installed this Florafelt greenwall system to screen an outdoor shower area. The shaded space originally had a painted rendered wall with a small garden bed below it and the client asked for a vista that enhanced the view from the dinning room. Fytogreen’s design team came up with a greenwall that has 108 plants made up of 9 species to cover the space and eventually stretch up to cover the full height of the host wall.
Using this range of plants, Fytogreen installed the Florafelt greenwall system and managed to create a vista that changes as the seasons change. Fytogreen also quickly trained the clients on how to simply maintain the system and keep the plants thriving for their natural life span. This greenwall has now become a regular talking point with the clients and their dinner guests and they are also enjoying their new found skills of managing their own greenwall.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence - Balwyn
FLORAFELT BY FYTOGREEN LOCATION CLIENT DESIGN & INSTALL COMPLETION
6.7 M2
Private Residence Balwyn, Victoria Anne Kelso Fytogreen Australia June 2015
A Florafelt project designed, pre-grown and installed by Fytogreen for native plant enthusiast, Anne Kelso located in Balwyn, Victoria. Fytogreen used 10 Florafelt F12 modules and 4 Florafelt F4 modules to create this lush wall. The host fence is mostly shaded and faces the living room, creating a beautiful vista from the heart of the home.
dwarf trees and ground covers over the 5.6m x 1.2 metre outdoor wall. Anne, the owner, is a member of the local ‘Native Plant Society’ and proudly shows the green wall to her fellow Native Plants Society colleagues. Anne undertakes all the maintenance herself and the above photos shows the growth 10 months after installation.
This green wall boasts numerous textures created by using 27 species of native ferns, grasses,
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Roof Gardens
Greening the Built Environment VERTICAL GARDENS . GREEN FACADES . ROOF GARDENS
CASE STUDY
Private Residence - St Kilda East
ROOF GARDEN LOCATION CLIENT DESIGN & INSTALL COMPLETION
646M2 Private Residence 38 Westbury Street, St Kilda East Bedlam Pictures Fytogreen Australia August 2015
Fytogreen was contracted for the retrofitting of a green roof on a 1950’s apartment block in St Kilda East. The residents of the apartment block applied for a council grant to redesign their apartment complex roof top into a functional and enjoyable garden space. The design incorporated 50m2 grassed area & a lillydale topping pathway of 52m2. Details of the full journey can be read at www.38westburystreet.com. au
WINNER at the 2016 Premier’s Sustai nability Awards ... “Built Environm ent - Green Roof in the City”
“ Life is good on the roof and the community is coming together to look after this gift. We now have tables and seats and plants that wave to us in the wind.” - Residents of Westbury St.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence, Wombarra
ROOF GARDEN LOCATION CLIENT ARCHITECT DESIGN & INSTALL COMPLETION
36M2 Haig Street, Wombarra, NSW Private Residence Oasis Landscape Design and Construction Fytogreen Australia March 2016
Fytogreen was commissioned to install a 36m2 roof garden on this modern, beachside family residence in Wombarra, NSW. Plant species were carefully selected to ensure tolerance to the harsh coastal conditions. The original depth allowance was 1,000m which was reduced to 350mm by infilling the base with M grade EPS foam as a void filler. Due to access restrictions (power-lines and a deep sloping block) the soil was blown in and the garden was then installed as per usual Fytogreens usual specifications.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence
SEMI-EXTENSIVE ROOF GARDEN LOCATION CLIENT ARCHITECT DESIGNER & CONSTRUCT COMPLETION
37M2
Northcote, Victoria Private Residence Paul Gardener Architects Fytogreen Australia November 2013
Fytogreen installed a charming roof garden in this private residence in Northcote which is made up of 3 separate green roof areas. The first is a small internal green roof that is shaded located outside the main bathroom.
The second is a larger garden that runs along the north side of the house and has trailing Carpabrotus cascading over the edge creating a lovely green framework for the home. Finally the largest roof garden hides the solar heating panels for the swimming pool, and also creates a visual softening to the front of the house from the street.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence - Northcote
ROOF GARDEN LOCATION CLIENT DESIGN & INSTALL COMPLETION
40M2 Urquart St, Northcote Private Residence Fytogreen Australia July 2014
December 2015 Full coverage acheived
The owner of a semi detached, private residence in Northcote wanted to create a roof garden with native grasses and ground covers that can be viewed from the upper level, over the rear extension. Fytogreen followed the clients brief, and used 27 native species to creative a natural vista using a 160mm profile area. This roof garden provides great insulation during the hot summer months, while reducing the reflected light and heat from the roof for the upper level bedrooms.
December 2014 6 months after planting.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence, Langwarrin
FLOWERS IN BLOOM SPRING 2016
ROOF GARDEN LOCATION
12M2 Private Residence Langwarrin, Victoria
OWNER DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED
Jason Jansz
COMPLETION
2013
6 MONTHS AFTER INSTALL
A great example of an imaginative small extensive garden, designed and installed by the owner using Fytogreen’s roof garden media. The garden was designed to simulate a dried river bed. The pink flowering pigface grew to be nearly touching the ground in the first 6 months and when in full bloom it creates a colour vista from the first floor balcony.
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Private Residence
SEMI-EXTENSIVE ROOF GARDEN PROJECT BUILDER LOCATION ARCHITECT DESIGNER CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION
43M2
Yancken Constructions Wentworth Street, Dover Heights Farnan Findlay Architects Jane Irwin Landscape Architects Fytogreen Australia January 2012
A beautiful, unique living space was created on the roof of this private residence creating magnificent views over Bondi Beach. The array of hardy succulents is complemented by a natural sandstone crazy pave pathway. The semi extensive roof garden is 43m2, varying in depth from 140mm to 540mm through the length of the narrow garden.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence, Brisbane
EXTENSIVE ROOF GARDEN LOCATION ARCHITECT PROJECT BUILDER DESIGN & INSTALL COMPLETION
49M2
Private Residence Angliss Street, Brisbane Base Architecture Owner Builder Fytogreen Australia July 2016
Built as an extension to the deck and master bedroom, this second level green roof is outer facing, framing the view across the valley of a private residence in Brisbane. Fytogreen designed and installed the 49m2 roof garden, utilizing a plant pallet of 6 different species, and 125 plants including ground covers, sedges and native grasses.
Everything is healthy and going well. We couldn’t be happier with the result. - Matt, Owner
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence - Abbotsford
ROOF GARDEN LOCATION CLIENT DESIGN & INSTALL COMPLETION
24.7M2 Abbottsford, VIC Eleanor Taylor Fytogreen Australia MAY 2015
Fytogreen was commissioned to design and construct an extensive roof garden on a private home in Charles Street, Abbottsford. The north facing garden was built on the first floor to provide a relaxing vista from the master bedroom window. The 24.7m2 roof garden comprises of 4 main species and approximately 200 plants, that created an attractive, colourful outlook with low maintenance requirements.
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CASE STUDY
Private Residence
“ We loved the end result, which transformed our backyard into a magical, living oasis, reminding us of our very own beach.” - James Rosenwax, Property Owner
EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF LOCATION DESIGN & CONSTRUCT COMPLETION
30M2
Surfview Road, Mona Vale, Sydney Fytogreen 2009
The home-owner’s vision was to create a simple, environmentally sound roof garden on the roof of their home extension in the beach-side suburb of Mona Vale. Although the garden has an irrigation system installed, it was established purely on rainfall and with cuttings from the sand dunes across the road. After 12 months the irrigation system has never been used. Within a short time the garden was established, providing visual amenity for the owners and neighbors.
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CASE STUDY
Trafficable Turf - Private Residence
TRAFFICABLE TURF LOCATION CLIENT DESIGN & INSTALL COMPLETION
220M2
Irving Road, Toorak, Vic Private Residence Fytogreen Australia 2009
An Extensive profile to support trafficable turf of Tall Fescue. Fytogreen combined our extensive roof garden profile media, modified with structured soil components to provide a great solution for a private residence in Toorak. Accommodating a restriction of only 175mm (maximum) set down to plant Tall Fescue turf to enhance the rear of the home and create a trafficable turf area for recreation. During the summer months, the turf requires regular irrigation and the lush lawn is able to withstand normal residential foot traffic and the occasional party.
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South Yarra - Private Residence LOOKING FROM THE BALCONY AT INSTALLATION
INTENSIVE ROOF GARDEN LOCATION CLIENT DESIGN & INSTALL COMPLETION
70M2
Cromwell Street, South Yarra Shannon Bennett Fytogreen Australia November 2016
Fytogreen was commissioned to convert Shannon’s new garage roof in to a green roof with planter boxes and raised vegetable gardens. This fabulous conversion totally transforms the front of the Victorian house located in South Yarra.
VIEW FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOME
Planter boxes were planted with Ficus hedging and Bay trees to create a screen for privacy, while the green roof has a raised, circular vegetable and herb garden. At installation, Fytogreen used 340 plants made up of 18 different species. The greenroof is overlooked from level 1 of the home, this practical use of the garage roof creates a decorative garden for the clients to enjoy.
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Fytogreen Australia Pty. Ltd. ABN. 20 099 581 736 HEAD OFFICE: 3 Webbs Lane, Somerville, VIC 3912 fax. +61 3 5978 0744 E. info@fytogreen.com.au
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