Bell Museum of Natural History

Location(s)

Bell Museum
10 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN, 55455
See map: Google Maps
Green Roof Tech Specs
Depth of Growing Medium:
varies
Green Roof
Status:
Planned
Description:

Goals for site master planning, designed by The Kestrel Design Group, Inc., include creating a museum that will:

• Integrate outdoor and indoor experiences
• Connect people and cultures to Minnesota’s diverse ecological biomes
• Combine learning styles of art, science, and nature centers
• Encourage discovery and repeat visitation
• Demonstrate sustainable, eco-friendly and high performance design

The green roof will provide an example of a Minnesota bedrock bluff prairie community and help maximize the above goals.

Square Feet:
20000
Type:
Semi-Intensive
Plant List:

Locally Native Bedrock Bluff Prairie Plants

Advantages:

Education; outdoor museum space
Reduced building energy
Stormwater benefits
Extended roof lifespan

Building
Building - Year Built:
2009
Building Architect:

Thorbeck Architects; ESG Architects

Landscape Architect:

The Kestrel Design Group, Inc.

Owner Info
Owner Name:

University of Minnesota

Contact:
reception@tkdg.net