In the city, it's hard to find a quiet space outside unless you go up. Rooftops are the urban version of an open meadow—vast and calm. On top of a high-rise, the traffic below is distant and dim, and the sky seems much larger. We've rounded up a few examples of rooftop nests, from outdoor dining rooms to fully equipped cottages...
FIRST ROW
• 1 Jordan Ferney's Rooftop Dinner Party
• 2 Loftcube: Camping on the Rooftop
• 3 350 Square Foot Rooftop Cottage in NYC from the NY Times
• 4 Rooftop Hut by Hut Architecture
• 5 Nolita Penthouse and Rooftop Garden from New York Magazine
SECOND ROW
• 6 Roof Garden by mabarchitects
• 7 Neutra VDL House in Silverlake
• 8 Shawn Connell's Bushwick Roof
• 9 Rich People Rooftops
• 10 Marc and Lana's Big Dig House
Photos: Studio Aisslinger, Piotr Redlinski, Hut Architecture, Gregory Goode, Franky Antimisiari, Jordan Ferney, 7D7 Studio (Omar), Shawn Connell, Justin Williams, Jeannine Brennan
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Comments (1)
So jealous. So very, very jealous. My apartment building has a rooftop that is perfect for a rooftop dinner party or getaway. However, my landlord is very particular about his rules regarding the roof and making sure no one, not a soul, ever sets foot on the roof. So unfair!