It?s been almost a century since Le Corbusier, published in the 20s his ?Theory of the roof-garden,? seed of the fifth of his five points for a new architecture, which addresses the use of the terrace. Although we can think that climbing up the roof is an ancient impulse of human and technical progress of constructive solutions, today roofs of our cities are underused.

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Architects: Magén Arquitectos

Location: Casco Antiguo, Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

Author Architect : Magén Arquitectos, Rebeca Tristán

Contractor: Demebesa Infraestructuras SL

Area: 242.65 sqm

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Simon García
© Simon García

It?s been almost a century since Le Corbusier, published in the 20s his ?Theory of the roof-garden,? seed of the fifth of his five points for a new architecture, which addresses the use of the terrace. Although we can think that climbing up the roof is an ancient impulse of human and technical progress of constructive solutions, today roofs of our cities are underused.

© Simon García

The project ?living-roof?-(re) activate the roofs proposes an exploration of the possibilities of use of contemporary urban roofs, transforming them -through its use- in an architectural space to be lived and used as support activities associated wi...