Rooftop Catalogue: Rotterdam’s Potential

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MVRDV (Firm) [architect.]

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Computer filePublication details: UrbanNext, June 8, 2021.Description: 758 wordsISSN:

2575-5374

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Summary: Rotterdam has 18.5 km2 of – mostly empty – flat roofs. Why has the city only made use of a limited number of roofs, when there is so much potential in doing so? To address this topic, the City of Rotterdam commissioned MVRDV and Rotterdam Rooftop Days to produce a catalogue of 130 innovative ideas to make use of the city’s roofs, giving rise to a fantastic new phase of development in Rotterdam.

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Biophilic (11) ,
The Netherlands (74) ,
Sustainable Development (54) ,
Rotterdam (12) ,
Rooftop (42) ,
Project (1170) ,
Innovation (199) ,
Greenery (158) ,
Green roof (36) ,
Food production (47)

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Energy and sustainability, Essay, Middle Density, MVRDV, Urban Paradigms

Biophilic, Construction, Design strategies, Developing policies, Energy, Food production, Green roof, Greenery, Innovation, Project, Rooftop, Rotterdam, Sustainable Development, The Netherlands, Urban policies

Rotterdam has 18.5 km2 of – mostly empty – flat roofs. Why has the city only made use of a limited number of roofs, when there is so much potential in doing so? To address this topic, the City of Rotterdam commissioned MVRDV and Rotterdam Rooftop Days to produce a catalogue of 130 innovative ideas to make use of the city’s roofs, giving rise to a fantastic new phase of development in Rotterdam.

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