Home & Design – March 2019<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
By\u00a0Julie Sanders<\/a>\u00a0| Photography by\u00a0Max Sall<\/a><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Homeowners who hired architect Michael Lee Beidler of Trout Design Studio to remodel their urban row house wanted to enjoy treetop views of the city from its roof. \u201cThey love original techniques and materials and the hand of an artisan at work,\u201d Beidler says. \u201cIntegrating craftsman style like that is right in our wheelhouse.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Taking cues from his clients, he and his team created an inviting rooftop retreat. First on the agenda: replacing the sloping roof and installing a steel-reinforced structural system above it to support a new deck. They also installed a custom, stainless-steel pool and hot tub prefabricated by Colorado-based Diamond Spas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Suspended four feet above the structural system, the deck combines a glass-paneled section of flooring\u2014actually a ceiling over the staircase that brings light into the interiors\u2014and ipe decking, privacy walls and screens that protect the pools while channeling breezes. Hand-worked, dragon-scale copper siding was inspired by dragon-scale slate roofs on surrounding buildings. An overhang by the entrance is copper, as is the custom gas fire pit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Both the clients\u2019 chimney and their neighbors\u2019 became part of the project because of their conspicuous locations. They were restored with fresh brick and handmade clay chimney pots. \u201cWe wanted a beautiful profile to look at,\u201d Beidler explains. \u201cThe way architecture touches the sky is important.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n