roof terrace

Building-top outdoor space

A roof terrace is a flat outdoor area on top of a building, designed for use as a patio or garden space.

Unlike a simple flat roof, a roof terrace is intentionally finished for recreation—with railings, flooring, and often furniture or plantings: The apartment's roof terrace overlooks the city skyline.

Common in urban areas where ground-level outdoor space is scarce.

Related

pergola · planters · cityscape · city lights · lounge · penthouse · railing · views · outdoor · outdoor living · open air · al fresco dining · sundeck · entertaining · chairs · umbrellas · evening · summer nights

Categories
Opposites
vertical position within a building

roof terracebasement

Subterranean building level

cellar · ground floor · wine cellar · bunker · sunken garden

exposure vs. enclosure

roof terracebasement

Subterranean building level

cellar · interior room · enclosed space · windowless room · bomb shelter

elevation and attachment to structure

roof terracegarden

Cultivated plant area

backyard · courtyard · lawn · front yard

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G