This private terrace for the office of a real estate asset management company was designed to support a wide range uses. These include daily use by employees, suitable space for meeting with clients, and larger company events to be hosted on-site.
Status: Built
Size: 175m²
The terrace design worked within the framework and constraints established by plans that were already approved through SPA for a different building configuration.
The main seating, dining and lounge spaces are located around the perimeter of the main patio space, leaving the centre space clear and adaptable for more moveable furniture day-to-day or open for special events with larger crowds.
A multitude of outdoor amenities were incorporated into the terrace to ensure a wide range of use during any time of the day. A fullyequipped outdoor kitchen and bar anchors the centre of the space and has a refrigerator, beer tap, sink and BBQ. An outdoor TV and speakers were incorporated into the building’s A/V system.
Simple design details, combined with a functional layout of spaces, were used to create the tailored terrace. The combination of materials – natural stone, tile, brick from the building, and wood – add warmth to the space without overwhelming it.
A raised wood deck at one end of the terrace provides a secondary space away from the main patio. It is an intimate space surrounded by planting, which is a mixture of native species.
The design had to conform to the original proportions of hard to soft surfaces that was established as part of the site plan approval conditions.
In addition to reconfiguring the layout of spaces, the original mix of native plants had to be maintained. The palette was used to create an aerial meadow in which the wood decks float.
