Roofscapes: il progetto delle sopraelevazioni nel quadro della rigenerazione urbana Roofscapes: roof addition design for urban regeneration

City roofscape redesign is gaining renewed prominence within the framework of no net land take city regeneration approaches: it aligns with an adaptive attitude, grounded in knowledge of the dynamic process of transformation of the physical realm, rather than a regressive preservation-only behaviour. The text refers to a survey of worldwide experiences based on city rooftops re-use strategies: they show a multiplicity of situations that innovate on traditional typologies by offering multiple ways of living, working, and using public services in the city. They all share a symbiotic approach that exploits the extraordinariness of the roof to foster a subtle shift in the building’s overall urban identity