GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
WILDFLOWER GREEN ROOF AT LEEDS SKELTON
LAKE SERVICES
ANNOUNCED AS BALI AWARD WINNER
The new Leeds Skelton Lake Motorway Services at Junction 45 of the M1 sits adjacent to a 40,000m2 area of country park . To ensure the development blends in to the surrounding lakeside and to minimise the visual impact of the development , the main 5,277m2 amenity building features an overarching , undulating green roof . The green roof is configured in eleven separate sections in a unique ‘ ribbon ’ pattern and the successful realisation of the design has just been recognised with a prestigious British Association of Landscape Industries ( BALI ) award .
The wildflower roof system was delivered by green roof designers ABG Geosynthetics and their BALI affiliated installation partners Geogreen Solutions . A member of the BALI judging team visited the site at the beginning of July , and then convened with other members of the panel over 3 days in August to assess the entries and determine the winning schemes . Following a record number of entries this year , Geogreen were announced as winners in the Category of Roof Garden project with a value over £ 500K .
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