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PERCH AND BASIL OFF THE ROOF
REWE Green FarmingWiesbaden (D)
structural analysis | works planning and construction of the greenhouse | shading system October 2020 - March 2021 Venlo construction adapted to the wooden supporting structure of the solid building. Bird safe glass. approx. 2,000 m²
structural analysis | works planning and construction of the greenhouse | shading system
October 2020 - March 2021
Venlo construction adapted to the wooden supporting structure of the solid building. Bird safe glass.
approx. 2,000 m²
Europe's first supermarket with resource-saving food production on the rooftop opened in Wiesbaden, Germany at the end of May 2021. Perches and basil are cohabiting in an, at first glance, unusual community: the 2,000 m² building-integrated rooftop farm of the innovative REWE store. The concept is called aquaponics. Put simply, the fish's excrements are used to fertilize the plants. The water purified by the plants in turn flows back to the fish. It's a perfect cycle that is revolutionizing urban food production. The greenhouse production facility above the heads of supermarket customers guarantees locally produced, environmentally friendly food with a small CO2 foodprint.
Photo credit: ©REWE Markt GmbH, Jürgen Arlt
