Balcony gardens

The house has three outdoor spaces: a front garden, a back garden and a rooftop terrace.
The house has three outdoor spaces: a front garden, a back garden and a rooftop terrace.
"We integrated the bike storage into the front wall of the house, so the bikes are very easy to access. I like the idea of living in the city, that you can easily come and go with your bike."
"We integrated the bike storage into the front wall of the house, so the bikes are very easy to access. I like the idea of living in the city, that you can easily come and go with your bike."
"I grew up in one of Dublin's traditional Georgian house with a renovated roof, so maybe because of that, i just thought it would be lovely to have light and space at the top of the house."
"I grew up in one of Dublin's traditional Georgian house with a renovated roof, so maybe because of that, i just thought it would be lovely to have light and space at the top of the house."
"The private terrace offers a restful spot for enjoying morning coffee, cultivating a garden, or simply gazing at the sky and forgetting the city below,
"The private terrace offers a restful spot for enjoying morning coffee, cultivating a garden, or simply gazing at the sky and forgetting the city below,
The home’s rooftop garden includes sunflowers, eggplant, cucumbers, and a variety of herbs. “The plants up there are all annuals, so it’s kind of experimental,” says Maddie. “In my job I’m always thinking about native plants and ecology, while up on the roof I can do whatever I want. It’s freer.”
The home’s rooftop garden includes sunflowers, eggplant, cucumbers, and a variety of herbs. “The plants up there are all annuals, so it’s kind of experimental,” says Maddie. “In my job I’m always thinking about native plants and ecology, while up on the roof I can do whatever I want. It’s freer.”
A walled patio with a sunken garden takes up fully half the ground floor. Open to the sky, it allows sun and rain to enter, while the walls offer protection from the area’s constant winds. “The home takes a piece of the site into its enclosure,” says Barache.
A walled patio with a sunken garden takes up fully half the ground floor. Open to the sky, it allows sun and rain to enter, while the walls offer protection from the area’s constant winds. “The home takes a piece of the site into its enclosure,” says Barache.
After: The terrace was deep cleaned and received a new terrazzo railing, as well as new tropical plantings.
After: The terrace was deep cleaned and received a new terrazzo railing, as well as new tropical plantings.
After: The layout was reworked to prioritize the view and maximize natural light and cross-ventilation throughout the 240-square-meter home.
After: The layout was reworked to prioritize the view and maximize natural light and cross-ventilation throughout the 240-square-meter home.
A roof terrace provides ocean views. The Spectra umbrella is by Umbrosa.
A roof terrace provides ocean views. The Spectra umbrella is by Umbrosa.
A variety of drought-tolerant plants cascade down a 10-foot-wide vertical garden wall near the entrance to the property.
A variety of drought-tolerant plants cascade down a 10-foot-wide vertical garden wall near the entrance to the property.
Lechuza House by ARKITITO Arquitetura
Lechuza House by ARKITITO Arquitetura
Lechuza House by ARKITITO Arquitetura
Lechuza House by ARKITITO Arquitetura
"I wanted sunlight, good ventilation, and an intimate relationship between the interiors and exteriors,
"I wanted sunlight, good ventilation, and an intimate relationship between the interiors and exteriors,
Greenery cascades from planters at each level of the home.
Greenery cascades from planters at each level of the home.
The lower sunroom off the kitchen can be used during San Francisco's rainier days, and be opened on sunnier ones. The owners decided to add the disappearing doors during the pandemic, so they could still entertain safely.
The lower sunroom off the kitchen can be used during San Francisco's rainier days, and be opened on sunnier ones. The owners decided to add the disappearing doors during the pandemic, so they could still entertain safely.
Headers were installed above the dining room and kitchen to provide some degree of delineation between the two "rooms."
Headers were installed above the dining room and kitchen to provide some degree of delineation between the two "rooms."
"We have two jungle balconies with a little pond of fish,
"We have two jungle balconies with a little pond of fish,
The rooftop garden serves multiple purposes, including as a rainwater collector and natural air conditioner. To maximize garden area, HOP limited the number of skylights to two.
The rooftop garden serves multiple purposes, including as a rainwater collector and natural air conditioner. To maximize garden area, HOP limited the number of skylights to two.

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