Designing an addition to any Frank Lloyd Wright building is a daunting architectural challenge. So when a 7,000-square-foot green roof was installed on a 20,000-square-foot addition to the First Unitarian Meeting House in Madison, Wis., it took a joint effort by a Wisconsin-based architecture firm and a Michigan-based horticultural company.
The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc. (TKWA) of Cedarburg, Wis., took the lead on the First Unitarian Meeting House, a historical building where original construction was completed in 1951. Just nine years after construction, the American Institute of Architects selected First Unitarian as one of 17 buildings that exemplify Wright’s contribution to American culture.