Beaumont.
A rooftop terrace precedent combining warm timber decking with transparent glass balustrades to maximize city views across varied architectural eras.
- What we like about this project
- Juxtaposition of rustic folding wooden furniture against sleek modern glass railings and neighboring historic gabled roofs.
Materials
- timber
- brick
- glass
- steel
Visual identifiers
- rooftop-deck
- glass-balustrade
- teak-furniture
- urban-view
Style tags
- contemporary
- urban
- minimal
Visual tags
- rooftop
- terrace
- outdoor-living
- urban-context
- contemporary
- Geometry
- Elevated timber deck bounded by a low brick parapet and clear glass balustrade, framing views of surrounding historic and modern roofscapes.
- Facade system
- Low brick parapet wall topped with frameless glass panels.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete structural floor slab with brick parapet retaining wall.
- Spatial scale
- Intimate human-scale terrace set within a sprawling urban rooftop context.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight with soft clouds casting even, natural illumination across the wooden decking and surrounding facades.
- Atmosphere
- Sunny, airy, and open with a relaxed outdoor dining atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- High-rise urban rooftop surrounded by a mix of historic brick and contemporary glass architecture.
- Spatial experience
- Open-air panoramic vantage point offering an intimate seating area against a dense urban backdrop.
- Composition rhythm
- Diagonal lines of the folding wooden chairs contrast with the horizontal decking boards and vertical glass balustrades.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban outdoor living
- Program
- Rooftop terrace / Outdoor amenity space
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, brick, glass, steel
- Visual identifiers
- rooftop-deck, glass-balustrade, teak-furniture, urban-view
- Style tags
- contemporary, urban, minimal
- Visual tags
- rooftop, terrace, outdoor-living, urban-context, contemporary
- Geometry
- Elevated timber deck bounded by a low brick parapet and clear glass balustrade, framing views of surrounding historic and modern roofscapes.
- Facade system
- Low brick parapet wall topped with frameless glass panels.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete structural floor slab with brick parapet retaining wall.
- Spatial scale
- Intimate human-scale terrace set within a sprawling urban rooftop context.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight with soft clouds casting even, natural illumination across the wooden decking and surrounding facades.
- Atmosphere
- Sunny, airy, and open with a relaxed outdoor dining atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- High-rise urban rooftop surrounded by a mix of historic brick and contemporary glass architecture.
- Spatial experience
- Open-air panoramic vantage point offering an intimate seating area against a dense urban backdrop.
- Composition rhythm
- Diagonal lines of the folding wooden chairs contrast with the horizontal decking boards and vertical glass balustrades.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban outdoor living
- Program
- Rooftop terrace / Outdoor amenity space
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture