Atop the old Strand spinning mill ripe with histories of linen and bananas in East Belfast. This rooftop has the capacity to be a place of congregation for the people and tenants of Portview.

As a host of the Terrats en Cultura, Santi has an anecdote for every year. He would highlight two: the first was the entrance and exit of the play "Si tinguéssim més coca et demostraria com t'estimo" which sought to simulate a robbery. In those days, the roftop could only be accessed by a small ladder or by jumping from the rooftop to a lower roof. The director of the play, looking for the best way to stage the escape almost broke a leg. The second anecdote is the year of "Rita" when they had the house completely under construction: no floor, no windows, half-finished walls... and between the first and second day of the show, a flood fell. Seeing in photos how it turned out to be a beautiful theatre set, they were amazed at how the Coincidences team managed to make it look so fantastic.

This former train station and track have been underutilised and a topic of debate for many years. Since a restoration made possible by the European Union, this heritage site has new prospects. In the coming years, the train track will be developed into a public rooftop park meandering through the neighbourhood. The design features serious ambitions in climate adaptation and ecology. The train station was partly developed already, to utilise the space as the development gets underway and to show the potential of the whole thing. Dubbed 'Luchtpark' (sky park), it has been a central hub for the festival Rotterdamse Dakendagen for several years.

This rooftop is formed by the intersection of a neo-classical and brutalist building within a museum setting, and has a range of different levels to play with. Already situated in a public garden which hosts a treetop ravine and greenhouse, there is real potential here to further extend these environments to the roof.

The BoCCF rooftop used to have a Terrace Restaurant called Aerikon, however, it stopped operating many years ago. From here we have a clear view of Phaneromeni Church and Square. A couple of years ago it also hosted a ''Reclaiming the Roof"" series of events that saw music and performances unfold on the roofscape.

This is a Rooftop Village pilot - during Dakendagen 2019 a greenhouse was placed here where people could sleep and listen to poetry with Dakdorpen opening various installations in the form of wooden house structures. They give tours and activities around their research.

It was the first Terrat en Cultura in which Núria participated as an artist and she remembers it as a very beautiful moment; they were recently presenting the duet with Vicenç Solsona and the fact that so many people came to see their show, in such particular space, they were amazed by the environment they created, to see so many people predisposed to a surprise activity, the sunset of that summer day... being there and doing this little community at one time was wonderful and really gave another dimension to the concept of domestic rooftops.

The building of the Leventis Gallery is exemplary in desmonstrating sustainable and low energy design. Its green roof is one of the very few we have in the city. In the summer of 2018 theatre performances have been organised on the 15th floor of Leventis Gallery, however, they've always been for smaller audiences.

Founded by dutch bank ABN Amro, this circular building is built with materials that can be reused in case this building will ever be torn down. The bank wants to inspire other companies (also on the important business hub Zuidas where it's located) to embrace the circular economy. General public can enter the rooftop 24/7 as it is public terrain.

Henriksberg , also Lindska huset is a classic restaurant at Stigbergsliden in Majorna , Gothenburg . The place was named after the owner of the property (plot) in 1836, Henrik Köpke, alternatively it was after the innkeeper Josef Edvin Hinriksson in 1874 and was originally named Hinriksberg .

With historical links to the ballroom and dancing scene in Belfast this building was sadly demolished in the early 21st century. Upon further research it was discovered that original plans for the building included space for a rooftop café space that was sadly never realised. Such intention, however, demonstrates the ambition to think about rooftop usage in the 20th century and could be drawn upon in the revitalisation of rooftops today.

This monument has a mission: it houses only social organisations and dubbed its rooftop 'Rooftop for Deepening'. The owners wish it to become a catalyst for public conversation and mutual respect. It has options for people to host events and is also open to the general public, with ambitious plans on display for a green yet multi-functional rooftop development.

In the heart of downtown, the Stadthalle rooftop invites development to complement the popular concert and conference hall (rooftop garden & café; outdoor exhibition spaces).

The landscape design is not the customary sedum roof, but rather a dune landscape with typical Dutch beachside vegetation that can withstand wet and windy local weather, this is a new building and shows the demand for designed rooftops

The CCDR-Algarve (Algarve Regional Coordination and Development Commission) is installed in the building built from scratch, designed by the architect Jorge Ribeiro de Oliveira. With the aim of housing the Algarve Provincial Council / Faro District Council, this neoclassical building was inaugurated on 25 May 1958. On the ground floor, the Regional Ethnography Museum opened to the public in 1962, organized by the artist from Faro, Carlos Filipe Porfírio. The building underwent expansion works, under the responsibility of Eng.º Aníbal de Brito, which were finished on July 7, 1969. Since then, it has maintained its initial functionality.

Landmark building that is actually built over a motorway tunnel, designed by renowned Renzo Piano, and is a science museum for children. The rooftop is built with large steps and offer installations that show scientific innovations. Also on the roof there are beehives and a restaurant.

A public park where volunteers do their part in caretaking and hosting events. The neighbourhood is very involved and the park is a summer hotspot. As a pioniering rooftop initiative they have run into some unexpected issues, mainly due to a destructive population of rabbits.

In 2001, the new Faro Municipal Library was born with the name António Ramos Rosa, bringing together the necessary physical conditions to receive the very rich books collection and enable the realization of new sociocultural activities. The site chosen was the old slaughterhouse, a revivalist building with Arab influences built between 1896 and 1899, of which the façade still survives. In addition to the interior space, the library has a terrace that favors the view over the Ria Formosa and the Jardim da Alameda João de Deus. This rooftop is considered private, however on rare occasions it hosts public activities.

The terrace of the new building of Nicosia Townhall was designed to look like an observatory. Events are often hosted on the rooftop offering a unique experience to the visitors with a 360° view of the capital!

Rooftop on neighbourhood mall for what used to be the third-largest satellite town in the GDR. Make it a children's playground and youth hangout!

It is located on the walls built in the 9th century, probably on top of a pre-existing late-Roman wall, on the initiative of Ben Bekr, the Muslim governor of the city of Ossonoba. As the walls were bathed by the waters of the Ria Formosa, this lookout place, where the soldiers' patrol path passed, was fundamental in protecting the city and in controlling those arriving by sea. Inaugurated in 1991, Galeria Arco has hosted over the years individual and collective exhibitions by several contemporary national and foreign artists. It gained greater notoriety as the Toy Museum Nucleus, until the end of 2009. It reopened to once again receive temporary exhibitions within the scope of the Allgarve Program. In 2011, the Municipality of Faro gave the space to three local non-profit associations (ArQuente, ALFA, and ATAF) to use it and to develop their activities. Today it continues to host exhibitions, concerts, theatre, conferences, and other cultural events. From here it's possible to see the arrival and departure of boats that cross the Ria Formosa carrying from fishermen to tourists.

Leti remembers an anecdote from when she came as an audience member to the Terrats en Cultura's show which was a double-concert with Pau Alabajos and the Portuguese group Galopim. At the last minute, she managed to bring the boyfriend of her best friend, whom she didn't know yet even though they had been together for a long time. And on that roof, she discovered the boy's real name when, by mistake, she introduced him to the rest of the group with the nickname that they had given him as a joke.

It was built next to a medieval watchtower and most likely dates back to the second half of the 15th century. In the 16th century, it underwent some renovations and the lower part of the watchtower came to be used as a chancel. The 1755 earthquake damaged this temple, and interventions were carried out: the reconstruction of the pediment of the main façade and the opening of 4 windows. It is worth noting the artistic heritage that is found inside, as well as the spectacular view over the city, provided by the medieval tower. The Ermida de Santo António do Alto is located in an elevated place from where you can see the sea, the city and the mountains. The strategic importance of this hill allowed the control of the ports and defense of the city, from prehistoric times, through Roman times and especially in the medieval and modern times.

With the objective of bringing together young entrepreneurs and fostering entrepreneurship in different fields, the ANJE – National Association of Young Entrepreneurs was implemented in Faro in 1995. The building is located in the most peripheral area of the city and was designed by architect António Serrano Santos. From the rooftop it is possible to contemplate part of the urban area (University of the Algarve - Penha campus, and residential buildings), but also the countryside and the mountains. The building was recently purchased by the Municipality of Faro and there is still no decision regarding its future use.

This is not just a gallery. The whole building is being used to bring together a small community of like-minded people who love art, philosophy and Nicosia. There are organised events on this rooftop every Wednesday with projections of artist-related documentaries .

This was once the city's ropeworks site and a huge employer for East Belfast presenting itself as one of the largest industrial exports of rope in the world. Now a shopping Centre and Retail park, Connswater is still very much at the heart of the East Belfast community. Since the fall of the highstreet, the centre has reinvented itself as place for Arts, Culture, and Heritage with our first rooftop event in Belfast taking place here.

Guillem remembers, with particular interest, a situation that is repeated whenever someone goes up to the roof of the Piramiidon Building for the first time: the expession of surprise on people's faces when they discover those infinite views. The building is located in a peculiar neighborhood, La Pau, but its roof on the 17th floor allows you to have a complete view of Barcelona from the outskirts. The user can see from the Maresme to Montjuïc and, even on a clear day, you can see Mallorca.

The MAS 'Museum at the River' tells the history and heritage of Antwerp through 500.000 collection pieces. Its unique architecture is based on the 19th-century warehouses that were typical of the city and the district in which the MAS is located. The museum rooms are stacked on top of one another, offset by a quarter turn on each level, creating an impressive spiral tower. Right at the top, a spectacular roof and panorama of Antwerp awaits you. The MAS attracts 600.000 visitors per year.

The hijacker(Kaparen) was a cinema on Stigbergstorget that was inaugurated in 1940. It was named after the hijacker Lars Gathenhielm. After being empty for a long time, the company Göteborgsfamiljen took over the building and developed it into restaurants with a roof terrace that will open in 2022. Picture: Okidoki architects.

The rooftop itself forms part of a hospital which means there is an opportunity here to really engage with people who are currently healing or recovering within the building. There are two rooftop levels which could have an interesting dynamic between eachother. In its original plans as 'The Abercorn Hospital', the flat roof was to be for patients to enjoy the advantage of fresh air and views over the city roofs to the hills beyond.

A centrally located rooftop that would benefit greatly from green transformation, offering dearly needed outdoor space to students of a private school and a prime site for a school

The WATT tower is the recent completion of the modernist Electrabel building (former energy corporation). WATT stands for 'Working Apart, Thinking Together'. The WATT tower brings together creative entrepreneurs from different sectors under one roof. It is a rich mix of start-ups, young companies and many established names. The 60m-high roof terrace is designed and put into use by Osar architects and offers a breathtaking view of Antwerp and even the wider region.

The Gothenburg Art Museum is Sweden's foremost museum of Nordic 1880s and 1890s art, but its collections also include international art, mainly from Europe and the USA from the 15th century to the present day. The business is part of Gothenburg's cultural administration.

Atop a parking structure that functions like a gateway to the city centre, this rooftop is an ideal event & festival space.

Laia's best anecdote on a rooftop is the day she played with her band, The Crab Apples, on the night the pyrotechnic-musical show of La Mercè (Barcelona's main festivity). She remembers a very specific moment during the concert when the firework show began and suddenly people turned their attention away from them to see what was going on in the background. Curious to know what was happening they also turned and watched as they almost had the fireworks above them. They remember that concert with great affection.

This building houses several offices and businesses and is nestled right against the big motorway (ringway) A10 of Amsterdam and is one of the biggest elevated agricultural areas in Amsterdam.

The Municipal Theater of Faro – Teatro das Figuras, is a cultural equipment of national reference due to its contemporary architecture and capacity of 782 seat audience. Its mission is the dissemination of contemporary performing arts, such as music and opera, dance, theatre, and the new circus and cinema. The Theater also has a foyer, a small auditorium, and a singular rooftop ideal for holding various events. The rooftop is sited on the 3rd floor of the theatre, oriented south with a view for the city of Faro and to Ria Formosa Park, aiming to be a useful space for the theatre's team and artists. The rooftop has about 30m2 and a capacity for 80 people.

The head office of international media company DPG Media is located right next to Central Station. An iconic interactive temple to work that will bring a new dynamic to the entire station environment. Spread over several floors, four spacious and accessible roof gardens are located higher up in the building, contributing positively to the living and working environment of the hundreds of employees and visitors. The crown of the building is topped off with a belvedere.

Kville market hall is a market hall located at Hisingen in Gothenburg. The building was designed by architect Gustav Apell and inaugurated in 2013. The market hall is owned by the municipal company Göteborgslokaler. In the market hall, foods such as meat, fish and seafood are sold. There is also a café and restaurants. On the green roof, a temporary art installation was made in the autumn of 2021 by two artists.

'Out of sight but offering full view of the river Schelde'. This rooftop was one of the first large rooftops to be enjoyed by the public: the Museum of Contemporary Art ANtwerp was built in 1985. Since its opening, the rooftop was an ideal location for art installations, receptions and parties. Today, the fascinating and unique installation 'Skyspace' of 'the sculpture of the light' James Turrell, is an inviting resting point.

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Lindholmen Science Park is an international business park with a focus on three areas: Mobile Internet, transport system and Modern media and design. One of the company's main purposes is to create collaboration between business, academia and society, both at the national and international level. The roof can be developed with common green areas and meeting places.

This was Clara's first experience on the Terrats en Cultura where a wine pairing and performance unfolded as part of our Rooftop Festival. It was a unique experience where the audience lived everything that the artists were feeling during the performance, leading to a great state of communion between audience, artists, and the team.

In former textile machine works, automotive supplier has to give way to arts & culture: Wirkbau rooftop ready to become a park both for businesses and neighbourhood. Part of a landmark architectural complex in art deco style, it sits atop a new exhibition hall and is intended to become the nucleus of a veritable arts block.

The rooftop was used as a base for the British Army during the troubles as part of a wider network of aerial structures defining a celestial territory of hierarchical observations. The building is residential with many tenants stil living there. The sheer height of the building and these histories make it an interesting geographical and socio-cultural site

In 2007, regarding the new needs of the city and the many existing problems, a new municipal market was built with a lookout and a clock tower with a new design. The new building host traditional sales and public and private services that are important in the life of the citizen. In addition to commercial space, it functions as a leisure and meeting area for families from Faro. Here you can watch various sociocultural activities and the existence of an urban vegetable patch is highlighted, on the roof of the municipal market, whose management is ensured by the AAPACDM - an association that works with people with cognitive disabilities.

Some time ago Mireia went up to a rooftop in the center of Barcelona to see Las Glorias Cabareteras, who's carabret show can not be described in words alone. Being able to see the show on a privileged roof in the center most definetly made it the best scenery Las Glorias has ever had: they started on the roof, it started to rain and so they had to end up at the staircase. But it didn't matter, because that was pure spectacle. This is what, for Mireia, characterizes the shows of Terrats en Cultura (apart from the show itself): the peculiar scenery that Barcelona’s rooftops offer.

In Folkets hus today there are, among other things, trade union expeditions, LO, the Social Democrats, ABF, Folkteatern, Syndikalisterna and Göteborgs Filmfestival. There is also a cinema, Draken. In the basement was previously the dance and concert venue Vågen.

Masthuggsterrassen is Sweden's largest tenant-owner association with a number of buildings in a district of central Gothenburg. From the roofs there is a nice view of the Gothenburg harbor entrance. Roofs can be developed with common green areas and premises or small houses with gardens.

For more than 60 years now Antwerp Management School is building on its social responsibility to create leadership talent that can transform the world. This mindset was translated into the new campus Boogkeers, a sustainable building with respect for its historic value in the middle of Antwerp that opened in 2018. Antwerp based agencies HUB architects and Garden Architects Bart & Pieter integrated a beautiful rooftop garden into the campus.

Rooftop bar of a hotel that doubles as student housing and hotel in alternating seasons. Derives the name Gapp from an abbreviation of the name of one of the founders and also means 'friend' in colloquial Amsterdam lingo.

Frölunda kulturhus is a culture house in Järnbrott in southwest Gothenburg . It houses a number of different municipal institutions - including a library , theater and swimming pool .

The Wettergrenska house at Stigbergsliden was built in 1897 for Konfektions AB J.A. Wettergren & Co who in 1898 moved to the new textile factory. The architect was Louis Enders. After the business was closed down in 1969 the building has been home to a small business, cultural activities, restaurants, etc. The roof can be developed for events and common green areas.

Oriol especially remembers the Terrats en Cultura with Juan Carlos Lérida and the cook Marina Monsonís that, while he was dancing, explained her very interesting philosophy linked with her fishermen's family and she talked about those fish that maybe no one wants to buy in a store but that fishermen catch at sea and then cook delicious food. And while she was cooking the fish stew, Juan Carlos interacted by dancing with the food, for example, putting a wood table on the ground and a cloth on top of the garlic to chop them directly with his feet. And in the end, which was wonderful, all the spectators ate that dish cooked with fish and he has in his memory the picture of all of them poured and eating straight from the casserole.

The traditional architecture of the 1901 building converses with the industrial edifice of 1950 which once housed a bakery, while at the same time we see incorporated into the entire complex a modern extension completed in 2003, thus creating an autonomous work of art marked by artful plasticity and rhythm. The rooftop of the Fournos space is sometimes used as a venue for events of ARTos House.

Links to history of how public rooftops were begining to be imagined in the mid-20th Century. It was used as a playpark for the school. This was also the case at Slate Street School in Belfast.

Part of the Hogeschool of Amsterdam (HvA, college) this roof is the latest in blue-green rooftop innovations and is used to educate HvA students and conduct research, sits on one of the busiest (and polluted) streets in the city

The best story Quim has on a rooftop is when he premiered "La Llista" on Terrats en Cultura. To begin with, he fondly remembers that their dressing room was the home of one of the neighbors in the building, a very attentive lady who left the door of her house open for them to enter freely. On the roof he remembers a team meeting before starting where everyone was around him and listening to him, with a lot of predisposition, about what he was going to do that evening, he remembers a lot the energy of the Coincidències' team and how they accompanied him throughout the process. It also came to his mind how many familiar faces attended the show and it made him think that nowhere else would allow them to cross but the rooftop. He remembers with grace how entertaining it was to rehearse with Carme from different buildings and that to communicate they had to shout from one rooftop to another.

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This learning centre is covered with green and blue fabric. With a garden located on its flat roof, this rooftop looks like an ""abstract composition"" of a hill. From the top floor of the library space one can enjoy a nice 360 view from inside the building. The green roof terrace offers the possibility to walk all around the edges of the building."

PAKT is a unique initiative of creative enterpreneurs and two city farmers. They created a rooftop farm on the site of a former military hospital, in the city centre. PAKT wants to inspire local communities, schools, companies with low-tech, circular and edible green. The rooftop farm is now in the hands of around a 100 rooftop farmers.

The publically accessible 'depot' (art storage) of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen has been open to the public since November 2021. This includes the rooftop, featuring a garden and café open seven days a week. The unusual and innovative design by renowned architects MVRDV has matching unexpected inspiration in a pun (it's in the name) and a 3 Euro bowl from a well-known Swedish furniture store. And the quirky story continues: in May of 2021 - months before the opening of the building - the rooftop was host to some very special guests. For the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Dutch Eurovision winners Teach-In (1975 with Ding-a-Dong) 'rocked the roof' among other former winners placed strategically on other rooftops in the city. With an a

The HAVN building was finished in 2021 in the brand new neighbourhood of Antwerp South. The running track on the roof of the HAVN building is an idea of the Swedish architect, Johannes Norlander. Owners and residents of HAVN enjoy it daily. Soon, some benches will be added, so that also more laid back residents can enjoy the beautiful views and sunsets on the river Schelde. The four elevators in the building go right to the roof, which creates optimal accessebility.

This rooftop sits within the 'buffer zone'.. half of the roof is used for observation and control from the UN forces and the other half is sometimes used by H4C for cultural events. From the roof we have a good perspective of both sides of Nicosia and its fortification walls.

After the Christian reconquest in 1249, the Arab fortress was adapted to Castle. In the 18th century, after some adaptations to the space, the Kingdom of Algarve Artillery Regiment was installed. During the centuries in which it had a military role, its privileged location next to the Ria Formosa was fundamental in the defense of the city. The Castle loses its military functions and the Army alienates the building in 1904. Here began to emerge rope, carpentry, blacksmith and metalwork workshops and a distillery factory. Between 1968 and 1992, the Fábrica da Cerveja was partly occupied by Cervisul - a beer company, and partly by the Faro Infantry Regiment. Currently, the building belongs to the Municipality of Faro and hosts several cultural and artistic activities. In 2014, the Faro Musicians' Recreational and Cultural Association moved to a part of the building. Being an imposing building located in the old town, at its top it is possible to have a 365-degree view over Faro.

Since 2018, the provincial staff operates from this new Provincial Government Building in Antwerp, built by Xaveer De Geyter Architects. It is an iconic, highrise and sustainable building, not just housing offices but also a conference centre, a library and a great semi-public rooftop terrace, which was used for a dance performance during the Dakkan festival in 2020.

This rooftop is one of the most popular in Nicosia, especially because it boasts a huge telescope installed along one of its edges. This attracts large groups of people through amatuer stargazing and astronomy events throughout the year. Several spaces of the building are available for rent including the roof.

This innovative, lightweight, blue-green roof is a science lab and part of the former Navy terrain. Research is conducted here with the latest innovations in sustainability. You can find the roof on Building 02 at the Marineterrein Amsterdam.

This architectural gem with its spectacular roof structure is an ambivalent site of memory: today a popular setting for family occasions, it used to be a correctional facility for youth during GDR times.

Everybody in the Netherlands knows Bijenkorf. The luxury department store has had a location in Rotterdam since 1930 and was rehoused to this iconic building in 1956. The company is historically very socially and culturally involved; it was the company's director that donated the iconic statue 'The Destroyed City' commemorating the WW2 bombing and the effect it had on Rotterdam. The flat rooftop has no permanent public function, but was used extensively during festival Rotterdamse Dakendagen, to show the potential of rooftops. It was host to (among other things) a sculpture garden, a lavender field and a zipline over the Coolsingel connecting the rooftop to the WTC Rotterdam.

Built on the site where there was a Roman Temple, a Visigothic Church and a Mosque, it is a building of medieval origin that reports to the parish church of Santa Maria, built in 1251. In 1596 it was set on fire and sacked by Count Essex's English troops. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the Sé Church was enriched with various works of gilded woodcarving and tile panels, with an emphasis on the Baroque organ built in Lisbon, around 1715. The damage caused in the earthquakes of 1722 and 1755 forced the carrying out of several construction campaigns. In addition to their various religious functions, bells were used to signal the hours and important moments in the life of the city and the country. Warning signals were emitted from the bell tower in case of fire, natural catastrophes and possible invasions. From the top of the unfinished medieval bell tower, we have an unobstructed view over the Ria Formosa, its islands and the city.

This rooftop hosts a regular wine bar with accompanying events and concerts. The building is only one storey high but this rooftop offers an interesting panoramic view of Ermou street and the Green Line.

Seen as a new landmark of the city and a very popular tourist attraction. It was originally used as the city's headquarters of Shell oil company.

A longlasting rooftop project that takes its agricultural, educational and climate adaptive goals seriously. Has been a prime and illustrative example of using your rooftop to the fullest for more than a decade. Winner of the Rooftop Hero award at the International Rooftop Knowledge Day of Rotterdamse Dakendagen in 2021. Learn more about the project by watching a Rooftopic Video!

Planned in 1920s as an outdoor space for PE for the students of a trade school in a crowded downtown location, the Industrieschule rooftop could open up a new chapter in the Chemnitz history of open-air classrooms...

The Steiner highschool Hibernia has built two green, biodiverse and climate proof playgrounds on their roof, in close collaboration with the Eco House of the city of Antwerp and Cees-Anton van den Dool, designer of the Rotterdamse Metropolder Company and Lisa van Schagen, designer of De Dakdokters in Amsterdam (original design of Archo architects). The design was a result of a long list of the schools wishes: enough space to play, to teach in open air, to garden with students.

An outstanding experimental construction of the 1960s, the flying roof of the long distance bus terminal is an integral part of the architectural reinvention of post-war Chemnitz / Karl-Marx-Stadt. In the immediate vicinity of the new university library, the roof could serve the double function of protecting student services in the pavilions underneath it (café, arts space, mobility) and keeping up the experimental tradition (e.g. roofspace for innovative thin film photovoltaics).

An old office building turned into a startup accelerator and has restaurant with herb garden and chicken coop outside on the roof.

The Erasmus University Medical Centre is the largest and most advanced hospital in the region and the largest UMC in Europe. The recently renovated building features freely accessible rooftop gardens including an orchard, especially designed to offer patients and staff a 'healing environment'. Not only is the result special, the process of how these gardens came to be is very exciting: it was partly crowdfunded through contributions by businesses and private individuals. Winner of the Rooftop Hero award at the International Rooftop Knowledge Day of Rotterdamse Dakendagen in 2018. Learn more about the project by watching a Rooftopic Video!

The Jan Prinsschool has a very smart solution for the lack of space in Rotterdam’s city centre: their schoolyard is on the roof. This gives the children a safe place to play as well as a view straight into the Market Hall. In 2010, the innovative building was presented with the Rotterdam Architecture Award. During festival Rotterdamse Dakendagen in 2019, the schoolyard was transformed into a Freerun Dakpark (Freerun Rooftop Park). Freerunning is a sport in which the whole city becomes your gym, playground and territory: all benches, corners, railings and rooftops are used for spectacular flips and jumps.

This rooftop space became used during the COVID-19 pandemic for live streaming performances into the homes of people across the city. Such usage offers interesting insight into how roofscapes can form part of wider digital ecologies.