Interactive proposal
Athens has a second city above it.
More than shelter, the roof can become a distributed system for cooling, water, energy, and daily life.
01 · The exposed surface
Concrete stores the afternoon.
From above, central Athens is a field of pale slabs, fragmented collectors, tanks, antennas, and inaccessible space. During severe heat, thermal cameras have recorded some Attica rooftops reaching 75°C.
Source · Kathimerini thermal report02 · One roof, three systems
Replace rooftop clutter with one working layer.
03 · An occupied roof
Infrastructure becomes part of daily life.
The garden is not deep soil and it is not a decorative lawn. Lightweight growing cassettes, inspection channels, and controlled circulation create a productive surface people can safely maintain and inhabit.
04 · The roof network
A prototype becomes a city system.
Not every roof receives the same treatment. Viable flat roofs turn green; constrained buildings stay reflective; protected forms remain intact. The result is a mosaic, not a monoculture.
05 · Explore the proposal
Change the roofscape yourself.
Move between the existing and converted city, then drag the model to inspect the network from another angle.