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Pattern Language No.118 'Roof Garden', a design by Hundertwasser.
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This is Hundertwasserhaus at
Kinderhilfe Stiftung, a guest house for the parents of
seriously ill children at the nearby hospital in Essen,
Germany. The draft for this building was the last work of the
artist, designer and architect
Hundertwasser (1928-2000). The architect Alexander and
author of
A Pattern Language, recommends that a home should have at
least one small roof garden.
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A roof garden is not to be confused with a green roof,
which originally came about because of the need to hold down the
birch bark water-proof membrane that would otherwise curl and
dislodge. The roof garden is an extension of the living space and
should be accessible from the home without having to climb up to
the garden. For large buildings, like the one above, Alexander recommends placing roof
gardens at different levels on the building.
"The
straight line leads to the downfall of mankind",
Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Nude Demonstration, December 1967
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