A Space for Critical
Design Thinking
The Grafted City Project
Alberto Roncelli
The Grafted City Project
Alberto Roncelli

The Grafted City offers a critical reading of the nameless spaces within today's city, proposing a concept that integrates them as crucial components of resilient development. The project originated in early 2022 in Copenhagen, in which the area spanning between the old city centre and the suburban outskirts has experienced significant development over the past 50 years. A first mapping has been carried out on a 2 sqKm portion of Nordvest, Copenhagen. This survey identified over 200 underused spaces, spanning a potential usable area of 25,000-30,000 sqm. Moving forward, The Grafted City Project endeavours to continue the mapping and design exploration, involving diverse minds and stakeholders through seminars, workshops, and roundtable discussions.