Architects: Bramhall Blenkharn, Malton

Developer: pad 55

Location: Spire View retirement development, Pickering

Overview

Tiga was tasked with creating a roof garden system over a swimming pool at the revolutionary pad 55 retirement development in Pickering. The pad 55 development called Spire View totaled 15 units, 11 detached houses and 4 apartments. Working with Malton based Architects, Bramhall Blenkharn, and developers Tom Welch and David Ball, Tiga Europe also carried out all of the structural waterproofing throughout the site along with sedum roofs across a number of properties. Tiga's work even helped the pad 55 development receive a nomination for the Best retirement development in the prestigious Daily Mail's UK property Awards.

David Ball:

"We are delighted to have achieved such recognition with our debut development, which is a testament to the design quality and sustainability that we have strived for."

1. Intensive Roof Garden System Over a swimming pool

An inverted, intensive roof garden system over a swimming pool was created by Tiga. The Turf lawn incorporated the glass daylight system. Planters and perimeter hard landscaped walkway.

INTENSIVE ROOF GARDEN BUILD UP

The intensive roof garden build up included a thicker extruded-polystyrene insulation board, to take into account the humidity within the swimming pool area.

1. Liquid applied 3 part PUR-based waterproofing system incorporating 200gm carrier
2. 3mm TG SP polyethylene protection layer
3. 160mm Extruded-polystyrene insulation board (due to relative humidity within a swimming pool area insulation thickness was increased.)
4. TG 060 60mm HDPE drainage layer / reservoir board
5. 3mm TG SP polyethylene protection layer
6. 200mm Tiga intensive growing medium
7. Turf / planters / paving slabs

2. SEDUM ROOFS ACROSS VARIOUS PROPERTIES

Many of the properties at pad 55 also featured a typical warm roof construction with sedum blankets created by Tiga Europe Ltd.

Extensive Warm Roof Build-up

1. 3mm metal-lined vapour barrier
2. P.U.R rigid-foam insulation board
3. Liquid applied 3 part PUR-based waterproofing system incorporating 200gm carrier
4. TG 020 20mm HDPE drainage layer / reservoir board
5. TG F/s 200gm filter sheet
6. Tiga Extensive growing medium
7. Pre-cultivated sedum blankets