Dune Dwelling

New York Green Roofs partnered with Bulgin Associates to install this roof meadow designed by Cook Fox Architects in association with Landscape Architects Quennell Rothschild & Partners LLP and Landscape Designer Paula Hayes. Seeded with a mix of warm season grasses and hardy flowering perennials specified by Neil Diboll at Prarie Nursery, the plant palette is peppered with needled evergreens that are well suited to thrive despite the coastline’s relentless wind and salt spray.  The rooftop of this home marries with the native plants of the surrounding dunes, creating a breathtaking camouflage that serves to mitigate stormwater runoff, reduce the home’s energy consumption and conserve coastal habitat.