Mandarin Oriental - Blevio (CO)
A landscaped redevelopment with exclusive views of Lake Como
THE HARPO VERDEPENSILE SYSTEM, COMPLIANT WITH UNI 11235 STANDARDS, WAS USED TO REDEVELOP THE EXISTING GARDEN. ITS LIGHT WEIGHT ALLOWED FOR REDUCED LOAD ON EXISTING STRUCTURES AND MINIMIZED THICKNESS WITHOUT COMPROMISING PERFORMANCE.
Photo credits: George Apostolidis, Studio Pozzi, Stefano Dentice di Accadia e Mandarin Oriental
Project details
MANDARIN ORIENTAL
BLEVIO (CO)
CLIENT
Mandarin Oriental Resort Lake Como
LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS
Studio Patrizia Pozzi (Landscape architect)
COLLABORATORS
Sabina Chiodi, Valentina Cardani, Caterina Garampazzi, Stefano Dentice, Alan Cadei
CONSULTANTS
Giulia Fontana for the Construction Management, Ernesto Mistrangelo for the choice of botanical essences; Cristina Mazzucchelli
Z\GREEN WORKS CONTRACTOR
HW Style (Milan)
YEAR
from 2019 – in progress
HARPO VERDEPENSILE SYSTEM
Intensive light meadow, shrubs, trees and paved on continuous drainage
The green roof built with Harpo technology, with exclusive views of Lake Como, completes a landscape redevelopment project that involved the entire area owned by Mandarin Oriental. The landscape intervention covered a total area of approx. 23,000 square meters. A landscape project that revitalized the resort’s image by elegantly blending Italian, Oriental, and natural styles with innovative technologies.
In this way, aesthetic elements were combined with research and the use of new techniques to achieve excellent results even where constraints would severely limit the success of a project.
The existing roof refurbishment revealed issues with low soil permeability, waterlogging, poor aeration, and root damage. Additionally, potential root infiltration through existing waterproofing layers was identified.
Harpo verdepensile, using a standardized system, optimized the design and provided loads on the slab that would relieve the existing load-bearing structures while working on a thickness of 50 cm with mineral substrates produced by Harpo that guarantee low thickness and high performance. In addition, thanks to Harpo’s continuous drainage technique, it was possible to reduce waterproofing costs, reduce infiltration risks, and channel stormwater to the forometries that had been identified after the removal of the existing soil, optimizing and rationalizing runoff with certainty.