Rooftop, Terrace, and Courtyard Design
Urban landscape design for rooftops, terraces, and courtyards with a strong emphasis on planting, privacy, atmosphere, and architectural integration.
We design rooftops, terraces, and courtyards as immersive outdoor rooms — spaces that offer beauty, softness, and retreat within dense urban settings. These projects require careful attention to scale, exposure, weight, wind, drainage, and maintenance, as well as a refined approach to atmosphere and use. Our landscapes bring planting, materials, and spatial organization together to create outdoor environments that feel lush, elegant, and fully integrated with the architecture.
Key Capabilities
- Constraints first: structural capacity, sun exposure, wind, and access assessed before planting design.
- Drainage and substrate: drainage and substrates planned for container growing conditions.
- Privacy planting: native and adapted species layered for privacy and atmosphere.
- Urban biodiversity: species selection and vertical layering that support pollinators, songbirds, and soil biology.
Frequently Asked
About Rooftop, Terrace, and Courtyard Design
What does rooftop, terrace, and courtyard design require?
Rooftop, terrace, and courtyard design requires specialized expertise in structural load, drainage, wind exposure, microclimate, and container growing conditions. Rewild Landscape designs these urban outdoor rooms as immersive spaces — bringing together planting, materials, and spatial organization to create environments that feel lush, elegant, and fully integrated with the surrounding architecture.
How does Rewild Landscape design rooftop gardens in New York City?
Rewild Landscape designs NYC rooftop gardens by first assessing structural capacity, sun exposure, wind patterns, and access constraints. The studio then creates planting-rich compositions that maximize biodiversity and seasonal interest within technical limits, layering native and adapted species for privacy, atmosphere, and sensory richness — transforming utilitarian roof spaces into true outdoor living environments.
Can urban terraces support meaningful planting and biodiversity?
Yes. Rewild Landscape demonstrates that even compact urban terraces can achieve meaningful biodiversity through careful species selection, vertical layering, and substrate optimization. The studio's terrace and courtyard projects in New York City support pollinators, songbirds, and soil biology while delivering the refined aesthetic and privacy that urban residents require from their outdoor spaces.
