To the roof. Rooftop decks were fairly common in early 20th ... Laser-cut steel, wood or tempered glass do the job, and add a decorative element. Los Angeles architect Dan Brunn has done several ...

The deck is planted with green roof trays that contain a mix of native and adapted ornamental grasses, perennials, and sedums. A glass atrium introduces clean lines to the space, and sets of ...

But what sets it apart is the glass box that encases the stairs to the roof deck. As it turns out, the glass box wasn’t in the original plans for roof access, which went through several iterations.

The glass panels lining the walls help avoid the “stockade feeling,” as Marcia puts it, that can result from wrapping a deck in only wooden planks—plus they diffuse the strong sunlight and create a ...