Architecture

The Rooftop Building has a usable floor area of ca. 55 m², which is divided into a living room with an open kitchen, a bedroom, and a bathroom. The core module is located in the center of the building. It accomodates the building's heating and cooling systems in a small amount of space.

Floor plan of the Rooftop Building (source: Team Rooftop)

The single-storey Rooftop Building provides space for a 2-person household.

Model Rooftop Building (source: Team Rooftop)

Roof integrated PV system (source: UdK Berlin)

South view of the Rooftop Building (source: Team Rooftop)

The opening process of the adaptive solar facade (source: Team Rooftop)

South-facing terrace witn sliding doors (source: Team Rooftop)

Living room (source: Team Rooftop)

Bedroom (source: Team Rooftop)

Bathroom (source: Team Rooftop)

One- and two-storey variants of the Rooftop Building (source: UdK Berlin)

On the basis of the one-storey Rooftop Building, a two-storey variant was developed in which the width of the building was increased. This increases the usable floor area to ca. 130 m², providing living space for four people.