Terra Viva Competition 2022

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Without a doubt we have gone through an unprecedented crisis, where space becomes a primary issue, with a new approach to our dense cities, emphasizing the urge of exploring new spaces in urban areas. To do so, we identify and give access to a real gem that has yet to be explored in depth : roofs. The goal is to spread the public space to this upper dimension, flexible and adaptable in several steps to each situation. 

The first layer is a duckboard in steel, fixed above roofs to preserve them, outlining high perched walks. These walkways are connected to the street thanks to caged ladders or elevators, giving access to all. The horizontal duckboard turns into a wire fence going along gables and hanging to cheminies. 

Its porosity allows the runoff of rainwater. Its red color is a landmark and a nice touch. 

The second layer is for activities, thought as modules to plug to the first layer. Reading, playing chess or basketball, sunbathing, having lunch, climbing … as many things as the city must offer, mainly to provide the entire community with new functional areas generating life and interactions, encouraging citizens to “live together”.

The third layer is vegetation, climbing on the wire to preserve the building, integrated in the duckboards converted into planters to host urban vegetable gardens. 

The collective imagination can finally flourish all over the roofs of the world. 

A takeoff for the urban space.