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Designer Molly McCabe and her husband share a love of grilling, entertaining and watching wildlife from their deck on Washington’s Bainbridge Island. For decades, the cedar deck — built by the couple from trees felled on their pond-side property — served as a grilling spot and an outdoor play area for their children.

After their kids left home, the couple set out to reimagine the space for a new chapter. McCabe designed the new deck with aging in place in mind, while also shielding it from the rain that often put a damper on their grilling plans. The result is a fully covered outdoor kitchen, a separate bar and dining area and a seamless, accessible transition between indoors and out.



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For this Toronto couple, downsizing from their house uptown to an urban condo didn’t mean giving up a garden. “They had a beautiful garden at their house, and they wanted to have one at this home,” says landscape architect Kate Fox-Whyte. Creating a sky garden became the driving idea behind the design of their seventh-floor roof deck. As art collectors, the homeowners also wanted to incorporate sculpture into their outdoor space.

Designing a rooftop garden came with many challenges, including strict weight limitations that influenced everything from the soil and plantings to the sculptures and built elements. No new structures could be attached to the building, and heavier pieces had to be delivered to the roof by crane. Ultimately, the layered plantings, sculptural potted trees, site-specific sculptures, custom Cor-Ten steel screens and inviting areas for lounging and dining made the effort worthwhile.



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