Map showing sites for which building permits have already been granted by the City of Paris’s Department of Urban Planning. Some of these projects are presented in greater detail below.

Images of our construction site on top of an Haussmannian building in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Beyond protecting the zinc roof from solar radiations, the project creates a new outdoor space at the roof level, an anchor for biodiversity and a way to capture rain water.

Images of our project on the roof of a publicly owned high-school built in the 20th century in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. The project will serve as a passive cooling device for the floor below and host students for workshop and recreation time.

A selection of projects currently underdevelopment for which we have obtained building permits from the Urban Planning Department, for example in the 1st, 10th, and 17th arrondissements of Paris.

Alongside its ongoing projects, Roofscapes completed in the spring of 2024 a pilot project in the heart of Paris, on the roof of the former town hall of the 4th arrondissement, now home to the Académie du Climat. This prototype, developed as part of an R&D procurement contract supported by the City of Paris' Department of Ecological Transition and Climate, aims to measure the impact of Roofscapes’ climate adaptation projects in real-life conditions.

The project's experimental protocol aims to quantify changes in surface and indoor temperatures using thermal sensors, to measure water retention and water consumption, and to study the development of biodiversity using fauna-flora inventories. Initial temperature readings already indicate a temperature reduction of 10°C under the zinc when shaded by the platform, which would be excellent news in the efforts to adapt cities to climate change.