NEW [YORK] BABYLON The existing topography of the upper levels ofNew York Cityis a fascinating landscape consisting of varied spaces and architectural typologies. Although some of the rooftops are currently used privately by the owners of the properties, has not been raised, so far, a comprehensive system of access and communications to facilitate public use of these areas. This project proposes a system of strategic actions that acts as a catalyst for the occupation and use of theNew York rooftops. This system consists of gradual interventions that favor and facilitate the appropriation of the rooftops and front-end walls areas, with the aim of providing journeys, functions, activities and facilities alternatives to the level 0 city. To this end, it is presented a catalog of devices articulated around 6 strategic approaches of intervention: infrastructure, landscape, energy, social, leisure and upcoming technologies. Its implementation is done gradually, so each device becomes a catalyst for growth and expansion of the system throughout the city.
While past century utopias imagined spatial cities based on implausible structures, the twenty-first centuryNew York Cityalready has the infrastructure necessary for the colonization of space; the utopias of the twentieth century become a real option in the contemporary city.