If you have a flat roof on your house, a deck can provide a relaxing outdoor space—and add value to your home. Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, ...

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Seeking to encourage more roof decks, patios and gardens in the downtown area, Palo Alto officials are preparing to relax the zoning rules for some of the area’s tallest buildings. The City Council is ...

When 8.5 million people live in 300 square miles, outdoor space to relax and breathe fresh air can be hard to find. To help fix this problem, more New York City property owners, who typically look ...

To Tom Vecchione, managing principal at architecture and design firm Vocon, office tenants now all seem to want outdoor space, even in older buildings constructed long before the Covid-19 pandemic ...

It’s hard enough to find an apartment with a view in New York City, let alone one with private outdoor space. But for the lucky ones who can afford a penthouse property, the upper-floor apartment can ...

Drawing inspiration from such mantras synonymous with summer fun as "raise the roof" and "tear the roof off," Roof Deck creates a hub for activity using the MoMA PS1 roof. By re-positioning the roof ...