Fytogreen brings a multitude of green infrastructure across four buildings of the Green Square development

Location  - Green Square Development, Zetland, NSW.

Client - Mirvac Pty Ltd.

Architect - Smart Design Studio & Mirvac Design

Project Builder - Mirvac Pty Ltd.

Design & Install - Fytogreen Australia

Maintenance - Fytogreen Australia

Completion - May 2024

Green Square by Mirvac is a testament to sustainable urban development, integrating nature into the architectural fabric of the build.

Fytogreen designed, installed and maintains a total of 374m² of roof gardens across levels 4, 5 and 13 of  Building B & Building C of the Green Square Development.   Planting over 2,600 plants of various species in the green roofs alone and utilizing our wind retention mesh on level 13 for wind mitigation.

Roof Garden Specifications:

  • Building B -  A total of 264m2 of green roofs
    Level 5 - 14m² garden at 550mm profile
    98 plants, 5 different species.

    Level 13 - 250m² garden at 330mm profile
    1630 plants, 10 different species

  • Building C -  A total of 110m2 of green roofs
    Level 4 & 5 terrace - 14m² roof garden,
    950mm profile depth, 210 plants, 8 different species

    Level 13 - 96m² garden at 330mm profile depth, 680 plants, 10 different species 

  • In both buildings, Fytogreen filled blockwork planters with out lightweight growing media, and tower cranes were used for material transportation.

  • Level 13 roof gardens on both buildings 
    utilized Fytogreen’s wind retention mesh.

The coordinated design and response process with the developer and the engineers to deliver this project has been an extremely constructive process. The outcome has met all our expectations with a veil of greenery on the building, ”

-  said Geoff Heard, Fytogreen Managing Director.

Fytogreen was responsible for designing, supplying and installing 600 custom aluminium planters, numerous green walls and roof gardens to create lush green infrastructure across four buildings of the Green Square development.

The Green Square precinct is one of the largest urban renewal projects in Australia and when complete, the development will aim to deliver over 1,600 apartments, along with office and retail space and a substantial public domain within the Green Square Town Centre.

Planter Boxes

  19m2  FYTOFELT GREEN WALLS       .     330.5m2  ALUMINIUM PLANTER BOXES    .    376m2  ROOF GARDENS     .    270m2  GREEN FACADES