IKEA Greenwich Rooftop Community Garden
London, United Kingdom · Operator: IKEA UK
Overview
A rooftop community garden at IKEA's flagship Greenwich store (opened 2019), where a retailer combines branding with citizen participation by opening the space free to the community.
Citizen participation
The rooftop community garden and pavilion are offered free to local residents, with food-growing workshops run with local schools.
Operating model
CSR/branding of a retailer's flagship sustainable store, blending retail with a community hub.
Impact
A model for extending a sustainable retail store into a neighbourhood food and learning hub.
Land tenure
Rooftop of the company's own store building.
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
Scale
旗艦サステナブル店舗の屋上に雨水灌漑のサラダ用レイズドベッド、コミュニティガーデンとパビリオン。
Sources（1）
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