“Humanity has just crossed a major landmark in its history with the majority of people now living in cities. …as population grows, major innovation cycles must be generated at a continually accelerating rate to sustain growth and avoid stagnation or collapse.” (Bettencourt, 2007) Innovation in architecture must address metrics for buildings in urban areas such as: heating and cooling load, pedestrian comfort, daylight availability, etc. This project aims to address how underutilized objects and spaces in the urban environment can be re-activated to improve urban performance as measured by a combination of the applicable aforementioned metrics.

Highlighted residential buildings with flat rooftops are shown with the square footage of urban space that remains unused.

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