2024-05-05T11:02:49-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150331499/mvrdv-launches-digital-tool-that-lays-out-design-possibilities-for-rotterdam-s-rooftops Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-11-28T17:21:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/30/3018c8eba9d36c2dca57e21b1e1b3b9b.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>At the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/327/mvrdv" target="_blank">MVRDV</a>&rsquo;s computational design arm MVRDV NEXT, multidisciplinary planning organization Superworld, and the Municipality of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/205993/rotterdam" target="_blank">Rotterdam</a> announced RoofScape, a software that visualizes potential uses for <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/269958/rooftop" target="_blank">rooftops</a> in Rotterdam.&nbsp;</p> <p>RoofScape was designed to be used by both professionals and citizens while being detailed enough to assist policymakers and urban planners. As noted in MVRDV&rsquo;s press announcement, rooftops have become one of Rotterdam&rsquo;s urban planning priorities. This program builds on prior work between MVRDV and the Dutch city, who launched Rooftop Catalog in 2021, a book containing 130 suggestions for how rooftops can be utilized to increase Rotterdam&rsquo;s density. The suggestions range from providing more housing and leisure spaces to fostering biodiversity and energy generation.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d3/d36e61f6a00f13642629bc2068c08db4.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d3/d36e61f6a00f13642629bc2068c08db4.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of MVRDV</figcaption></figure><p>The software works by color-coding roofs by what uses they can support. The possibilities are determined through a wide range of ...</p>