Fondation Pernod Ricard _ Cultivate Rooftop

The cultivated roof of the Pernod-Ricard Fondation, executed, created and managed by STUDIO MUGO, addresses the theme of green roofs, urban agriculture and its value in the dense context of the city of Paris.

The rooftop offers the building's users an extraordinary biophilic and sensory experience. Aromatic plants with different textures and fragrances and flowers selected for their properties are combined to vary colors and scents throughout the seasons. Anise, Agastache, Chamomile, Mint and other essences participate in the creation of a micro production chain of infusions.

All stages of production take place on site, with a circular and zero-emission approach, thanks to the greenhouse and drying room. A landscape gardener takes care of the cultivation, harvesting and preparation of the infusions and holds educational workshops in the greenhouse for site employees. In this way, users can benefit from the rooftop products (production is around 6,000 infusions per year) and follow its ecological development over time.

There are four wooden hives, populated by Buckfast bees that benefit from the honey resources of the cultivated roof. A beekeeper supervises the apiary and organizes educational activities related to its life cycle. Several kilos of honey are harvested each year!

Certainly, a productive green landscape in the city is not comparable to an agricultural landscape as we have known it for centuries. But if you understand how to dialogue with the existing physical and cultural context, the project, through pedagogy, becomes the bearer of meanings that make it an opportunity to build a better future.