Rooftop Architectural Parasites
We've run across a couple of "rooftop parasite" items this week; at Archinect regarding an article regarding rooftop additions in Manhattan, and at Life Without Buildings where they posted a book called The Green House which features a project called P.A.R.A.S.I.T.E. (shown right) designed by Dutch architects Korteknie Stuhlmacher.
The idea of parasitic additions and rooftop interventions holds a certain appeal; from habitable appendages to planted roofs to watertanks, etc. And it got us thinking about some projects we have seen before, a few of which we have listed. Tell us about others.
Link: Archinect
Link: Life Without Buildings
Article: Newsday
There is a particular warped-plane penthouse apartment addition in Dublin's Temple Bar area whose architect I forgot
Anyway... others:
Loftcube by Studio Aisslinger
Two projects by Henchion+Reuter: Two Rooftop Apartments in Bonn-Beuel (right); Haus am Zoo in Leipzig (left)
Daly Genik's rooftop skylight interventions for Art Center's Windtunnel in Pasadena
Parasite roof shelter at Sydney's Union Hotel by Architecture-trained sculptor Richard Goodwin
Coop Roof
Steel Bridge Lofts Denver