Benefits of Roof Gardens

The Benefits of Roof Gardens

Both practical and beautiful, roof top gardens offer a great way to enhance your residential or commercial building, providing the perfect escape for employees and residents alike. In fact, roof gardening is an emerging trend among many city dwellers with access to a green roof garden.

More importantly, living roof gardens offer a sustainable way to insulate a building and reduce heating and cooling costs. A roof top garden also cleans and purifies the air to help affect positive climate change within the city environment.

Important Features

• You need to make sure that the roof on which the gardening is to be done, should be strong enough to carry the weight of the garden.
• The terrace should always be sloppy, with an effective drainage system.
• Ensure that there is no leakage of water in your roof garden.

Structuring Terrace Garden

• Unlike any other type of gardening, terrace garden requires detailed plan. It should be proportionate with lawns, shrubs, ground covers and small trees. If desired, you can also assimilate the concept of water garden or rock garden or create a shady structure on your roof garden. 
• The next step would be choosing of plants. Fiber-rooted plants are preferred to tap root plants. In case of the latter, the plants have the tendency to grow through the building, thereby causing harm to it. 
• Make sure that the soil you use does not exert much pressure on the building. The adequate soil for the purpose is soil rite or peat moss. However, since it is a costly material, you can blend it either with garden earth or manure. 
• To prepare your drainage system you need to do the roof garden construction. Lay only burnt bricks approx. 2" - 4" uniformly on the terrace. Burnt bricks are the best bet, because the normal ones turn into mud and collapse the drainage system. Corrugated sheets can also serves as a good option, but should be placed at 3' distance to make the water flow to the drain.

• In top of the bricks, lay a net lawn. This will prevent the soil to get inside the bricks. 
• If the roof is quite a large one (say more than 500 sq. ft.), you need to construct drain at several places. Place pipes at several places, leading to main holes. However, be careful, while laying pipes, as they should not be visible and should get covered by lawn, when complete. 
• Put the mixture of the soil prepared beforehand to the pot, according to a level you choose. Then sow the selected indoor plants and mulch. Your terrace garden is ready to refresh your parched nerves!!

INDIAN Architecture

Indian architecture is that vast tapestry of production of the Indian Subcontinent that encompasses a multitude of expressions over space and time, transformed by the forces of history considered unique to the sub-continent, sometimes destroying, but most of the time absorbing. The result is an evolving range of architectural production that none the less retains a certain form of continuity.

Different types of Indian architectural styles include a mass of expressions over space and time, transformed by the forces of history considered unique to India. As a result of vast diversities, a vast range of architectural specimens have evolved, retaining a certain amount of continuity across history.

Colonial Architecture:

Like all other aspects, colonization of Indian also had an impact on architecture style. With colonization, a new chapter in Indian architecture began. The Dutch, Portuguese and the French made their presence felt through their buildings but it was the English who had a lasting impact on architecture.

Indo Islamic Architecture: 

The medieval period saw great developments in the field of architecture. With the coming of Muslims to India, many new features came to be introduced in buildings. The development of Muslim Style of Architecture of this period can be called the Indo-Islamic Architecture or the Indian Architecture influenced by Islamic Art. The Indo-Islamic style was neither strictly Islamic nor strictly Hindu.

Ancient Architecture: 

Indian architecture is as old as the history of the civilization. The earliest remains of recognizable building activity in the India dates back to the Indus Valley cities. Among India's ancient architectural remains, the most characteristic are the temples, Chaityas, Viharas, Stupas and other religious structures.

Cave Architecture:
The cave architecture in India is believed to have begun in the third century BC. These caves were used by Buddhist and Jain monks as places of worship and residence. Initially the caves were excavated in the western India. Some examples of this type of cave structure are Chaityas and Viharas of Buddhists, ajanta ellora caves in maharashtra.

Rock Cut: 

The Rock-cut structures present the most spectacular piece of ancient Indian art specimen. Most of the rock-cut structures were related to various religious communities. In the beginning, remarkable Buddhist and Jain monuments were produced in areas such as Bihar in the east and Maharashtra in the west and mahabalipuram in Tamilnadu, south India.

Temple Architecture: 

In ancient India, temple architecture of high standard developed in almost all regions. The distinct architectural style of temple construction in different parts was a result of geographical, climatic, ethnic, racial, historical and linguistic diversities. Ancient Indian temples are classified in three broad types. This classification is based on different architectural styles, employed in the construction of the temples.

Proposed Design - BarraX

Aerial View of the Restaurant

A Humble design proposed by DESIGNS & INTERIORS, a fine dine and garden restaurant located in Mandya, Karnataka.

BARRAX

A Fine dining restaurant topping the ladder when it comes to service and quality. Fine dining restaurant usually gain perceived value with unique and beautiful décor, renowned chefs and special dishes.

ine dining restaurants top the ladder when it comes to service and quality. Fine dining restaurants usually gain perceived value with unique and beautiful décor, renowned chefs and special dishes - See more at: http://www.foodservicewarehouse.com/education/restaurant-management-and-operations/an-overview-of-different-restaurant-types/c27994.aspx#sthash.5ffNal3S.dpuf

Fine dining restaurants top the ladder when it comes to service and quality. Fine dining restaurants usually gain perceived value with unique and beautiful décor, renowned chefs and special dishes - See more at: http://www.foodservicewarehouse.com/education/restaurant-management-and-operations/an-overview-of-different-restaurant-types/c27994.aspx#sthash.5ffNal3S.dpuf

Fine dining restaurants top the ladder when it comes to service and quality. Fine dining restaurants usually gain perceived value with unique and beautiful décor, renowned chefs and special dishes - See more at: http://www.foodservicewarehouse.com/education/restaurant-management-and-operations/an-overview-of-different-restaurant-types/c27994.aspx#sthash.5ffNal3S.dpuf

Fine dining restaurants top the ladder when it comes to service and quality. Fine dining restaurants usually gain perceived value with unique and beautiful décor, renowned chefs and special dishes - See more at: http://www.foodservicewarehouse.com/education/restaurant-management-and-operations/an-overview-of-different-restaurant-types/c27994.aspx#sthash.5ffNal3S.dpuf

Entrance View from parking

Welcome to Barrax

Diner Right wing View

Garden View(Day)

Garden View(Night)