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Extreme Rooftop Retreats

  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    By Janet Hall, RemodelistaNo yard? No worries. Consider escaping to the top of your real estate: the roof. Just in time for summer sunsets, take a tour of an inspiring collection of architecturally stunning rooftop retreats.
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  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    Designed by Sutton Suzuki Architects, this terrace has a fireplace for chilly San Francisco evenings and features a magnificent view of the city's Golden Gate Bridge. ON REMODELISTA: 10 Summer Essentials for Your Home
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  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    Confused Direction Architects built a rooftop garden atop this houseboat to give extra outdoor space for its owners.
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  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    Dubbed the Rob Roy after the Scottish folk hero, this adventurous rooftop by Da Vida Pools has been transformed into a swimming, soaking and sitting oasis.
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  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    Old meets new on this rooftop along the Hudson River, featuring DEDON Collection furniture and an oversized lamp by Philippe Starck.ON REMODELISTA: Make Your Patio a German Beer Garden
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  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    The rooftop to a Manhattan NoHo loft (designed by architect Joel Sanders) provides an outdoor living space that includes a shower, movie screen and kitchen.
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  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    A lightwell doubles as a tranquil rooftop enclave in this apartment by Gianni Botsford Architects. The skylight opens to create a very private space with a 360-degree view of London.
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  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    Sitting atop a 1920s warehouse in San Antonio, this sweeping terrace was designed by Poteet Architects for its art collector owner.
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  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    BlueSky Landscapes designed a stunning space for cooking and entertaining on the rooftop of an apartment in the classic Georgian Circus building in Bath, England.ON GLO: Designer Aspirations Palm Springs
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  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    Casa V by plan:b arquitectos in Columbia cascades down the side of a hill overlooking neighboring vineyards. The roof serves not only as an entry, but also as the yard and terrace, capturing stunning views.
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  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    Lush greenery fills this surprisingly expansive rooftop by Pulltab A+D in the East Village of Manhattan. The space boasts separate seating and entertaining areas, plus an outdoor shower.ON REMODELISTA: Best Low-Cost Hanging Lanterns
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  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    A Greenwich Village roof garden designed by Amber Freda is a green hideaway for the lucky residents of a this co-op apartment building.
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  • Extreme Rooftop Retreats
    With views of some of the most treasured ruins in Athens, this contemporary wooden rooftop terrace by mab Architects comes complete with an outdoor kitchen, dining area and olive trees—of course.NEXT ON GLO: Small Space, Big Design: Nooks & Niches
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  • Up In The Air

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    By Janet Hall, Remodelista

    No yard? No worries. Consider escaping to the top of your real estate: the roof. Just in time for summer sunsets, take a tour of an inspiring collection of architecturally stunning rooftop retreats.

  • Warming Trend

    2 of 13

    Designed by Sutton Suzuki Architects, this terrace has a fireplace for chilly San Francisco evenings and features a magnificent view of the city's Golden Gate Bridge.

    ON REMODELISTA: 10 Summer Essentials for Your Home

  • Set Sail

    3 of 13

    Confused Direction Architects built a rooftop garden atop this houseboat to give extra outdoor space for its owners.

  • Bathing Beauty

    4 of 13

    Dubbed the Rob Roy after the Scottish folk hero, this adventurous rooftop by Da Vida Pools has been transformed into a swimming, soaking and sitting oasis.

  • Go With The Flow

    5 of 13

    Old meets new on this rooftop along the Hudson River, featuring DEDON Collection furniture and an oversized lamp by Philippe Starck.

    ON REMODELISTA: Make Your Patio a German Beer Garden

  • Urban Oasis

    6 of 13

    The rooftop to a Manhattan NoHo loft (designed by architect Joel Sanders) provides an outdoor living space that includes a shower, movie screen and kitchen.

  • Big Reveal

    7 of 13

    A lightwell doubles as a tranquil rooftop enclave in this apartment by Gianni Botsford Architects. The skylight opens to create a very private space with a 360-degree view of London.

  • Above It All

    8 of 13

    Sitting atop a 1920s warehouse in San Antonio, this sweeping terrace was designed by Poteet Architects for its art collector owner.

  • Sunny Delight

    9 of 13

    BlueSky Landscapes designed a stunning space for cooking and entertaining on the rooftop of an apartment in the classic Georgian Circus building in Bath, England.

    ON GLO: Designer Aspirations Palm Springs

  • On Another Level

    10 of 13

    Casa V by plan:b arquitectos in Columbia cascades down the side of a hill overlooking neighboring vineyards. The roof serves not only as an entry, but also as the yard and terrace, capturing stunning views.

  • Growth Spurt

    11 of 13

    Lush greenery fills this surprisingly expansive rooftop by Pulltab A+D in the East Village of Manhattan. The space boasts separate seating and entertaining areas, plus an outdoor shower.

    ON REMODELISTA: Best Low-Cost Hanging Lanterns

  • Secret Garden

    12 of 13

    A Greenwich Village roof garden designed by Amber Freda is a green hideaway for the lucky residents of a this co-op apartment building.

  • Modern Acropolis

    13 of 13

    With views of some of the most treasured ruins in Athens, this contemporary wooden rooftop terrace by mab Architects comes complete with an outdoor kitchen, dining area and olive trees—of course.

    NEXT ON GLO: Small Space, Big Design: Nooks & Niches

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