Sixth-Floor Exclusive Residential Rooftop Terrace

Hoxton, London, UK

October 2020

Featured Products

Terrafina Decking Plain Pebble Grey

Planters Planterline Straight

Support Structures Structa Floor Structure Panels

Support Structures Versijack Adjustable Pedestals And Accessories

Support Structures Preventa Aluminium Joists and Accessories

Hoxton Rooftop Garden in Underwood Street is a relatively quiet location within the sought-after district of Hoxton in central London, where younger residents are drawn to its eclectic, bohemian vibe. Number 31 is a six-story building with an additional roof terrace, exclusively for the use of sixth-floor occupiers Duncan Coombe and Linda Robson.

To create a personalised space of creative lounging and dining areas that incorporated elements of nature to contrast with and complement the built environment, Duncan and Laura turned to landscape architect Ula Maria for inspiration.

Location 31 Underwood Street, Hoxton, London, UK

Clients Private Residents: Duncan Coombe and Linda Robson

Landscape Architect Ula Maria

Main Contractor and Product Installer Mark Whyman Landscapes

Rooftop Garden on Underwood Street, London

Realising that the roof of the old building was delicate and could not be interfered with, Ula Maria decided to use a Raaft modular terrace system to support the decking and planters of her design.

With the Raaft Terrace System's lightweight extruded aluminium joists and adjustable pedestals, Mark Whyman Landscapes were able to easily transport all elements of the system up to the roof space and create a strong, stable, and level platform that would support the heavy planters and composite wood-polymer decking that Ula had specified.

Raaft Floor Structure Panels were used underneath all planters on the terrace to provide support without additional solid construction such as concrete.

Straight Planter Walls were constructed from 3mm steel and powder-coated for durability and style in Anthracite Grey to complement other hard landscaping products.

For the decking, Ula chose Terrafina Composite Decking in Plain Pebble Grey as this gives the warmth of natural wood with the durability and Class B fire rating of wood-polymer composite decking.

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