 Room at the Top—The Roof as an Alternative Habitable / Social Space in the Singapore ContextJason Pomeroy Journal of Urban Design, 2012, vol. 17, issue 3, 413-424 Abstract: Rooftops have been both forgotten spaces for the underprivileged as well as celebrated spaces of the affluent. However, the rooftop as an alternative means of development has become increasingly explored as a means of densifying the city, replenishing open space for social interaction in an increasingly depleted public realm. This paper considers the practicalities of top up densification and, in the context of Singapore, their use as alternative social spaces. It argues that they should be included alongside the conventional urban spaces of the street and square (public) or alternative social spaces of the mall, arcade, court or hotel lobby (semi-public) in the broader open space infrastructure for civil society's appropriation. It further argues that in their current guise, they are semi-public domains. For their transformation into public spaces, a re-investigation into existing social boundaries and a greater symbiosis between public–private interests are needed to be able to create more civic rooftop environments. Date: 2012 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:17:y:2012:i:3:p:413-424 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2012.666176 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Urban Design is currently edited by Professor Taner Oc, Professor Michael Southworth, Professor Matthew Carmona and Dr Elisabete Cidre More articles in Journal of Urban Design from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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