09Engineering & Infrastructure
Connect architecture, climate, water and living systems without weakening the asset.
ANTA designs green systems as technical assets: structure, waterproofing, drainage, substrate, plants, irrigation, access and maintenance are considered together.
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Design principle
Data • Interfaces • Evidence
Common situations
Signals that justify a study.
- 01Greening treated as decoration only
- 02Loads and structural capacity not verified
- 03Waterproofing and drainage poorly protected
- 04Planting not suited to climate or maintenance
- 05No access, irrigation or care plan
Scope of services
Assignments proportionate to the real need.
Living walls and green façades
Stormwater retention and attenuation
Summer comfort and heat-island reduction
Biodiversity and landscape integration
Efficient irrigation, access and maintenance
Assignment method
From observation to performance evidence.
Every stage produces a decision, document or control useful to the next.
Define the real objectives
Verify structure, falls and waterproofing
Design drainage, retention and overflows
Select substrate and plant palette
Size irrigation and care requirements
Plan access, safety and replacement
Monitor establishment and performance
Deliverables
Documents designed to decide, procure, control and operate.
The deliverable organises assumptions, interfaces, responsibilities and evidence.
Objectives and constraints note
Structure/waterproofing interface review
Full technical build-up section
Drainage and irrigation plan
Plant palette and maintenance calendar
Delivery and inspection requirements
Maintenance and establishment monitoring plan
ANTA perspective
A clear technical position.
Planting must never hide the engineering requirements. Success depends as much on water, loads, detailing and maintenance as on plant selection.
Interfaces
No lasting performance is designed in isolation.
Disciplines are connected to control transfers of load, energy, water, air, data and responsibility.
Turn a subject into a project