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Innovative Design on a Grand Scale: Frank Gehry’s Facebook’s West Campus (MPK20) in Menlo Park

on October 4, 2024 at 5:00 pm under , , , , , , ,

Facebook’s West Campus (MPK20) in Menlo Park, CA, designed by the iconic Frank Gehry, is a remarkable example of innovative design on a grand scale.

Spanning nine acres, the expansive rooftop garden is not just a beautiful addition; it plays a crucial role in environmental stewardship.

With over 409 trees, walking paths, and spaces for collaboration, this rooftop habitat enhances employee well-being while providing significant ecological benefits. It helps to increase urban biodiversity, mitigate the urban heat island effect, and manage stormwater runoff, making it a sustainable oasis in a bustling tech landscape.

American Hydrotech is proud to have Monolithic Membrane 6125® recognized as the waterproofing membrane of choice that ensured the rooftop would not leak and gave the design team a blank canvas to create an environment with limitless capabilities.

The Garden Roof® Assembly in its entirety covers 440,000 square feet, which includes the unique GardNet® assembly used to construct the two sloped grandstands used for concerts and other large events. The Ultimate Assemble also compliments many areas of the roof with pedestal set pavers that navigate the winding walkways.

MPK20 stands as a testament to how thoughtful design and industry leading technology can work together to create spaces that prioritize both people and the planet.

Achieving the scale of this project 4 stories up is a testament to the entire design and construction team:

Gehry Partners, LLP
Level 10 Construction
CMG Landscape Architecture
ENTERPRISE ROOFING SERVICE INC.

Headquartered in Chicago, American Hydrotech, Inc.® is a recognized leader in the development, production and distribution of premium waterproofing and roofing products. For more than 50 years, the company’s flagship waterproofing membrane product, Monolithic Membrane 6125®, has kept more than two billion square feet of roof decks, plazas, vertical foundations, reflecting pools and other structures watertight in 62 countries worldwide. American Hydrotech also offers a variety of drainage, insulation and protection materials for single source assemblies such as The Ultimate Assembly® for plazas and roof terraces as well as the Garden Roof® Assembly, a unique, lightweight assembly for transforming underutilized roofs and plazas into beautiful landscaped and recreational environments.

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