Agrotopia rooftop greenhouse from META and Van Bergen Kolpa as a case study during the EU Greenweek
From 21 to 25 May the European Commission organizes EU Greenweek. Ine Petry of Inagro will talk about key developments in rooftop greenhouses.
For Inagro, the Belgian META architectuurbureau and the Dutch van Bergen Kolpa Architects build a new high-tech rooftop greenhouse Agrotopia.
The 9,500-m² building houses high-tech research facilities for the cultivation of fruits and leaf vegetables, with an educational route for the public running throughout. Visitors can see how tomatoes, lettuce, sweet peppers and strawberries are grown in four different climatic zones. A wide staircase leads from the entrance hall to the urban agriculture square, where the visitor facilities are located. The façade of the building, which faces the ring road, comprises a double-height greenhouse designed for the exploration of innovative vertical cultivation methods. Its base incorporates a rainwater capture system with a reed bed filter.
