Rotterdam is a city of high-rise building, but the right ‘view’ is also essential if you are not standing on the roof of one. Green roofs are an excellent response, and we know from scientific research that people with a 'green view' not only feel better, their health also improves. This is a topic that has been enjoying increasing attention in Rotterdam for some time now. You can easily visit green roofs such as Het Dakpark and De DakAkker. Not only are they easy on the eye, they are also beneficial because they help to store excess rainwater, cool the city and enhance biodiversity.

The multi-business building De Kroon has even taken it a step further and put micro-homes on its roof. This kind of experiment urges people to take a fresh look at mundane issues. A few examples of this are: some sort of self-sufficient planting, special attention for the nests and fly-paths of birds and ingenious solutions for sewerage. Rotterdam is particularly good at taking a different view.