The industrious clients came to us with dreams of a new garage structure to provide a home for all of their passions. The design came together around a three car garage with room for a micro-brewery, workshop and bicycle storage – all attached to the house via a new three season porch – and a native prairie landscape and sauna structure on the roof. Designed by Jody McGuire Photographed by Corey Gaffer

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Cedar and steel shade structure with hanging planters, large metal planters with boxwoods. This space has an industrial modern style but still feels cozy for a truly unique outdoor experience. Designed and installed by Rooftopia

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This small but quaint Chicago rooftop allows the family to enjoy the outdoors in the city. With ample shade, a dinning area, play area for the kids, a kitchen and a small garden to grow some veggies/herbs in. Photos by: Don Maldonado

Cedar and stainless steel planter box with grasses and perennials. Planter is sitting on a rooftop deck in wicker park chicago. Planter box defines the dining table. Roof deck is composite decking on frame. Pergola is cedar stained. Bradley Foto, Chris Bradley

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Located in the Lafayette Square Historic District, this garage is built to strict historical guidelines and to match the existing historical residence built by Horace Bigsby a renowned steamboat captain and Mark twain's prodigy. It is no ordinary garage complete with rooftop oasis, spiral staircase, Low voltage lighting and Sonos wireless home sound system.

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This view of this Chicago rooftop deck from the guest bedroom. The cedar pergola is lit up at night underneath. On top of the pergola is live roof material which provide shade and beauty from above. The walls are sleek and contemporary using two three materials. Cedar, steel, and frosted acrylic panels. The modern rooftop is on a garage in wicker park. The decking on the rooftop is composite and built over a frame. Roof has irrigation system to water all plants. Bradley Foto, Chris Bradley

This small but quaint Chicago rooftop allows the family to enjoy the outdoors in the city. With ample shade a dinning, play area for the kids, a kitchen and a small garden to grow some veggies/herbs in. Don Maldonado

Located in the Lafayette Square Historic District, this garage is built to strict historical guidelines and to match the existing historical residence built by Horace Bigsby a renowned steamboat captain and Mark twain's prodigy. It is no ordinary garage complete with rooftop oasis, spiral staircase, Low voltage lighting and Sonos wireless home sound system.

Located in the Lafayette Square Historic District, this garage is built to strict historical guidelines and to match the existing historical residence built by Horace Bigsby a renowned steamboat captain and Mark twain's prodigy. It is no ordinary garage complete with rooftop oasis, spiral staircase, Low voltage lighting and Sonos wireless home sound system.

The garage rooftop patio of a beautiful home in a historic neighbourhood provided the perfect canvas for this bold kitchen with lush vegetation. A natural extension of the home's indoor kitchen, this fully equipped outdoor space extends the family's entertaining opportunities with gas grill, charcoal smoker and a recessed ice bar for drinks or seafood.

The garage rooftop patio of a beautiful home in a historic neighbourhood provided the perfect canvas for this bold kitchen with lush vegetation. A natural extension of the home's indoor kitchen, this fully equipped outdoor space extends the family's entertaining opportunities with gas grill, charcoal smoker and a recessed ice bar for drinks or seafood.