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Flying Fleet of Social Zones


There are rooftop bars, restaurants, helipads, and other public or semi-public places atop Downtown Los Angeles. These spaces are like a fleet of floating social zones flying over the cityscape. These spaces are accessible by most citizens. Some of these spaces are very exclusive, while others are welcoming to the general public for business. Like a cohort of hovercraft spaceships, these social zones beam up citizens like a mass abduction event.

Like a series of 90° rotated cul-de-sacs, the city’s sectional quality resembles suburban plans. The sectional cul-de-sacs display signs of both inclusivity and exclusivity. The roof is the nearly unattainable dead end where only a small number of people can congregate. The detachment from the ground questions exclusivity, which is a question about lifestyle in the sky.


A flying fleet of social zones.

DTLA, a mass abduction event. They are beaming up everyone who desires the sky.

Here is the team of hovercrafts, at a glance.

Each character exists as tops of buildings. Like eccentric hats, but occupiable.

The street patterns are like rivers that the spaceships plug back.

This map identifies the location of the flying fleet of social zones.