Overlooking the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and the Thames, the workshop features a vaulted ceiling, which is 19 metres at its highest point to accommodate the full-scale scenery which is built by the 30 full-time craftspeople employed there.

This £8.3m building is used by London’s Royal Opera House to build scenery for its elaborate ballet and operatic performances. Located at the £60m High House Production Park, in Purfleet, which opened at the end of 2010, the workshop boasts outstanding green credentials.

The specification

Stretching over 400 sq metres, the workshop is faced in cedar wood and features a state-of-the-art green roof from Bauder. The vast 3,200sq metre roof is covered in sedum plants to soften the impact of the structure into the surrounding parkland and attract insects and native wildlife.

Products applied

BauderGREEN XF 301 sedum system:

An integrated system incorporating mature sedum on 20mm of extensive substrate and incorporating a multifunctional water retention and filter layer.

Bauder Total Green Roof System:

Extensive green roof system with reinforced bitumen membrane Plant E root-resistant capping sheet.

Bauder Total Green Roof System (BTGRS) with BauderGREEN XF 301 Sedum system