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Madrona Creek Ranch Wellhouse

Zoomed-out View of Madrona Creek Ranch's Extensive Green Roof System, featuring Roof Rocks? and native plants and soil; All Photos of May 6, 2010 , Courtesy of Prairie Designs, LLC.

Project Name: Madrona Creek Ranch Wellhouse
Year: 2010
Owner: Madrona Creek Ranch
Location: Medina, TX, USA
Building Type: Single-Family Residential
Type: Extensive
System: Single Source Provider
Size: 140 sq.ft.
Slope: 33%
Access: Inaccessible, Private
Submitted by: Jon Kinder, Prairie Designs LLC

Designers/Manufacturers of Record:
Designer, Owner: Dave Williams, Prairie Designs LLC
Owner, Designer: Jon Kinder, Prairie Designs LLC

Biodiversity and plant resilience was achieved for the Madrona Creek Ranch Wellhouse roof by using Prairie Designs' Extensive System featuring Roof Rocks? with native plants and soil. All Photos of May 6, 2010 , Courtesy of Prairie Designs, LLC.

Close-up of native plants and Prairie Designs Roof Rocks?, a patent-pending green-roof mulching tile.

Prairie Designs Roof Rocks? holding soil at 33% slope; All Photos of May 6, 2010 , Courtesy of Prairie Designs, LLC.

The Madrona Creek Ranch and Observatory wanted an eco-friendly solution for a roof that needed replacing on their wellhouse, which sits near the main residence on the property. Madrona Creek ranch wanted a roof that complimented the native drought-tolerant landscape because the building is highly visible from the main habitable areas of the ranch. Also, the ranch is nestled deep in the hill country so a longer lasting roof was ideal.

Overhead view of View of Madrona Creek Ranch's Extensive Green Roof System, featuring Roof Rocks? and native plants and soil. All Photos of May 6, 2010 , Courtesy of Prairie Designs, LLC.

Edging of the roof. Landscaping stone used for drainage. All Photos of May 6, 2010 , Courtesy of Prairie Designs, LLC.

Prairie Designs supplied a drought tolerant extensive green roof system which used the same look and feel as the ranch. The project features native soils and our product, which locks in soil moisture, WETSUIT water-proofing layer, Drainage mat from Colbond, and a shallow native soil media mulched with Prairie Designs' Roof Rocks product. Plant selection included natives from south-central Texas.

Additional thumbnail photos:

View of the drought-tolerant vegetation from below, and the scupper-drains of the roof.

Zoomed-out View of Madrona Creek Ranch's Extensive Green Roof System, featuring Roof Rocks? and native plants and soil.

Close-up of native plants and Prairie Designs Roof Rocks?, a patent-pending green-roof mulching tile; All Photos of May 6, 2010 , Courtesy of Prairie Designs, LLC.

Prairie Designs Roof Rocks? holding soil at 33% slope.

For more information about the Madrona Creek Ranch Wellhouse project, please contact Prairie Designs: www.prairiedesignsllc.com.

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