B.Bylon Rooftop Park

Creation of new green areas

1. Create a healthy green environment for employees of B.Amsterdam and neighbourhood citizens for work meetings and for recreation (8) 2. Create a roof top park with garden features: vegetable garden, herb garden, fruit trees, shrubs with fruits, grapevines, chicken that provide eggs (5) 3. Have circularity as a central concept for garden design, waste management and storm water storage system. Accordingly, reduce the waste production through sustainable waste management: decomposing system in which organic waste from the restaurant and the garden is decomposed using chicken feaces and a Worm Hotel (5,7) Also, a storm water retention: part of the roof temporarily stores rain water by means of a water buffer and excess water flows into the sewage system decelerated and part of the roof completely stores all rain water which is used for irrigation for the plants, trees and crops (2,4) 4. Improving local climate by reducing temperature and air quality (3,8)

- Planting of a mediteranean herb/vegetable garden, fruit trees, shrubs with fruits, grapevines, an edible flower meadow (5) - Installation of recreation facilities for neighbourhood citizens and employees in the form of relaxing spots with hammocks, work meeting spots (5) - Installation of sport facilities (jeux de boules) (5) - Implementation of a decomposing system with Worm Hotel - Installation of Polder Roof water retention system and a water basin - Building of a rooftop restaurant Bureau that uses vegetables that are grown on the roof which is open for citizens and employees (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)

• Private sector/Corporate/Company
• Citizens or community groups