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Hugo Boss is the most recent big name to make its mark in New York City's Meatpacking District. The newly opened store's concept?to have all Hugo Boss labels displayed under one roof???is a first for the global brand. Distinctive design features include a complex lighting system that reacts to the weather and time of day, and a lattice-like structure that arches above the length of the store...
...upper curve is even more ingenious. It holds a vegetative roof???basically an overhead meadow. To build it, the contractors covered a plywood surface with a drainage mat, which was then layered with four inches of soil and vermiculite and planted with perennials like sedum and wild strawberry. The roof-meadow helps keep the house cool, controls storm-water runoff and gives neighbors up the hill something more interesting to look at than shingles. As a bonus, they get to watch the owners periodically weeding their roof...
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