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<p>This paper focuses on rooftop gardens as a widely accessible space located on the rooftops of public buildings. Rooftop garden is a type of space which takes up a considerable surface on the rooftops of buildings, such as office towers, hotels, shopping malls, and serves the purpose of public space available to everyone. This relatively new public utility space arouses visitors’ interest, which is shown in the Authors’ research. This paper presents a qualitative research and results of the research conducted in three rooftop gardens in London. The investigations were concerned with: way of use, site attractiveness, maintenance and popularity level of each site in relation to the others. For this purpose, surveys were carried out among people who had visited at least one of the three study sites. Two non-participant observational surveys were also carried out during the warm and cold months. Conclusions were formulated as a result of the research described in this paper. During the research a profile of users visiting such public spaces as roof gardens was established. The characteristic architectural features of the roof gardens were also determined, so that their space could be considered accessible to all, attractive and willingly visited.</p>
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This paper focuses on rooftop gardens as a widely accessible space located on the rooftops of public buildings. Rooftop garden is a type of space which takes up a considerable surface on the rooftops of buildings, such as office towers, hotels, shopping malls, and serves the purpose of public space available to everyone. This relatively new public utility space arouses visitors’ interest, which is shown in the Authors’ research. This paper presents a qualitative research and results of the research conducted in three rooftop gardens in London. The investigations were concerned with: way of use, site attractiveness, maintenance and popularity level of each site in relation to the others. For this purpose, surveys were carried out among people who had visited at least one of the three study sites. Two non-participant observational surveys were also carried out during the warm and cold months. Conclusions were formulated as a result of the research described in this paper. During the research a profile of users visiting such public spaces as roof gardens was established. The characteristic architectural features of the roof gardens were also determined, so that their space could be considered accessible to all, attractive and willingly visited.

Architecture of Rooftop Gardens, as a New Dimension of Public Space in London. Case Studies in Qualitative Research

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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This paper focuses on rooftop gardens as a widely accessible space located on the rooftops of public buildings. Rooftop garden is a type of space which takes...

Architecture of Rooftop Gardens, as a New Dimension of Public Space in London. Case Studies in Qualitative Research

Published Online: Aug 09, 2022

Page range: 45 - 56

Received: Jan 24, 2022

Accepted: Jun 14, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0014

Keywords
Architecture, Landscape design, Garden rooftops, Public space, Qualitative research

© 2022 Dorota WINNICKA-JASŁOWSKA et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Architecture of Rooftop Gardens, as a New Dimension of Public Space in London. Case Studies in Qualitative Research

Published Online: Aug 09, 2022

Page range: 45 - 56

Received: Jan 24, 2022

Accepted: Jun 14, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0014

KeywordsArchitecture, Landscape design, Garden rooftops, Public space, Qualitative research

© 2022 Dorota WINNICKA-JASŁOWSKA et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Architecture, Landscape design, Garden rooftops, Public space, Qualitative research