The highlight:
The garden
One of AERA’s biggest pluses plays out right at the very top, on the fully planted roof level. And it sends an impulse whose significance for urban spaces will continue to grow in the future. Densification means green spaces are disappearing from city centres, even though they are the very things that have crucial functions in setting the urban atmosphere. Which means: a roof garden is not just a thing of beauty. It also fulfils sustainability goals which everyone benefits from.
Cities can heat up tremendously at times, especially in the summer. Trees help to cool these heat islands, they produce oxygen and purify the air. A garden also dampens noise – and helps to ensure the biodiversity that make spaces of all kinds liveable in the first place. An essential green location factor.
The roof garden and its pathways combine ecological approaches of the future with a grandiose atmosphere. The many plants, and trees up to 12 metres tall, provide shade and bind CO₂.
“What could be more beautiful as a ceiling than the sky?”
TANCREDI CAPATTI
Lunch break above the rooftops of Berlin: away from the spacious paths leading through the roof garden, there are plenty of opportunities to escape and relax, and an outdoor office – including a wonderful view that stretches as far as central Berlin.
With Wi-Fi throughout the entire garden and a large lawn for sports and events, the facility can be used for work and leisure alike.
5
DIFFERENT SPECIES OF TREES
12m
TALL TREES
25
MORE THAN 25 DIFFERENT PLANT SPECIES
5
BINDING APPROX. 5 TONNES OF CO 2 PER ANNUM
480m
480 METRES OF PATHS THROUGH THE GREENERY
Events and celebrations on top of the world: the main stand on the AERA roof garden provides enough space for events with a bigger audience.
An urban vision – from a bird’s eye view