GARDEN DESIGN
A ROOM WITH A VIEW This London rooftop had previously been underutilised before garden designer Georgia Lindsay got to work. After their neighbours headed to home renovation and design platform, Houzz to find garden designers, they found Georgia and recommended the owners got in touch to see how she might reinvent their roof terrace.
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The rooftop could be windy and had no clear function, but it did have two big pluses. One is the natural focal point — the tall tree (Ailianthus altissima) which grows up from the ground floor. Access to the terrace is via a spiral staircase that encircles the trunk. The second was the roof’s dumbwaiter, this connects the terrace directly with the owners’ kitchen, one floor below.
Georgia saw plenty of potential and now the terrace is a welcoming, multifunctional space with a large dining area, a generous outdoor kitchen, intimate seating zones and even a dedicated spot for the owners’ grandchildren to play. The decking was already in place and had been well-weathered but was still in good condition so
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