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You may have seen many different roofs of houses and
buildings around you. But today the above article is going to introduce
you some coolest rooftops around the world. Which are unique, wonderful
and show the new creativity in the world of architecture.
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Rooftop Playground (Denmark)
Talk about living on the edge! Danish firm JDS Architects has designed
one incredibly cool rooftop playground in a densely populated area of
Copenhagen. Located on top of three penthouses, the shock absorbing
surface (aka the grass hill) is the perfect place for daredevil kids and
their worried parents to run rampant. For quieter times, they can marvel
at the cityscape on the viewing platform or relax around the outdoor
barbecue.
A little freaky, don't you think? Let's look on the bright side.
Although that low fence must be a nightmare for parents, children who
come out unscathed from that death defying experience may grow up to
become even more adventurous and confident than the average person!
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Rooftop Pool (Singapore)
If you fancy a dip in this pool, you'll need a head for heights - it's
55 storeys up. But swimming to the edge won't be quite as risky as it
looks. While the water in the infinity pool seems to end in a sheer
drop, it actually spills into a catchment area where it is pumped back
into the main pool. At three times the length of an Olympic pool and
650ft up, it is the largest outdoor pool in the world at that height. It
features in the impressive, boat-shaped 'SkyPark' perched atop the three
towers that make up the world's most expensive hotel, the £4billion
Marina Bay Sands development in Singapore.
The infinity pool on the roof is in the 'SkyPark' which spans the three
towers of the hotel. The platform itself is longer than the Eiffel tower
laid down and is one of the largest of its kind in the world.
Infinity pools give the effect that the water extends to the horizon. In
reality, the water spills over the edge into a catchment below, and is
then pumped back into the pool. The pools have two circulation systems.
The first functions like that of a regular pool, filtering and heating
the water in the main pool. The second filters the water in the catch
basin and returns it to the upper pool.
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Rooftop Trailer Park (South Africa)
Atop Cape Town's swanky Grand Daddy Hotel is a trailer park like no
other. The Airstream Penthouse Park is perched on top of the hotel, and
is one of the most talked about, hip and happening places in South
Africa. More trailer flash than trailer trash, seven imported vintage
Airstream Trailers were handed over to local artists and designers for
an imaginative makeover. The result is a collection of rooftop suites
that plays with the imagination and the senses. Rooms in the hotel start
at 945 rands ($90).
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Rooftop Tennis Court (Dubai
Andre Agassi and Roger Federer were invited to have a friendly match on
the world's highest tennis court on the helipad of Burj Al Arab, 211
meters above the ground.
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Rooftop Roller Coaster (Japan)
Built on the roof-top of an eight-story outlet store in a busy city
area, this scary Half Pipe roller coaster was never opened. According to
some sources online the problem is with the structure of the building.
While the building is capable of handling the weight of the roller
coaster, the lateral forces presented an unexpected problem and is why
the roller coaster never opened. (At 'Don Quijote' department store in
downtown Tokyo).
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Rooftop Cinema (Australia)
This might just be the coolest movie theater in Australia. Oh, yeah, and
they serve alcoholic drinks, too – what more can you ask for? Owned and
operated by a team of artists, the Rooftop Cinema plays classic, current
and art-house films in the open air on the top of a six-story building.
Sit back and relax in a colorful striped deck chair and just try not to
be distracted by the bustle of the city around you.
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Rooftop Garden (Singapore)
Patches of greenery in Singapore's Housing and Development Board (HDB)
estates are popping up on the top decks of multi-storey car parks and on
the rooftops of some residential blocks. Taking sky-rise greenery
literally to new heights are the Sky Gardens at Pinnacle@ Duxton,
Singapore's tallest public housing building at 50 stories. These
distinctive gardens, located on the 26th and 50th floors, are said to be
the longest continuous sky gardens in the world, linking seven
residential tower blocks together. In the works are plans to implement
nine hectares of extensive green roofs – low maintenance rooftop
greenery – over the next three to five years in existing HDB estates
where rooftop gardens are not feasible.
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Rooftop Farm (Chicago)
In 2008, the folks at the Uncommon Ground restaurant, 1401 W. Devon,
opened their 2,500-square foot organic rooftop farm. The lofty mission
is to deliver organic produce for the downstairs restaurant and to use
the garden to teach adult volunteers andchildren how to grow food
organically in an urban, roof-top environment.
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