A warm and snug roof terrace

Gent, Belgium

At home

Compact rooftop terrace with a white Kosmos circular sofa and table under a large white parasol, surrounded by lush planting beds and weathered wood cladding; a ginger cat sits beneath the table.

While this roof terrace isn’t immense, it does include everything needed for a relaxing day outside. The owners have created an intimate, warm and snug terrace in which they combined natural materials such as wood and lush plants with a timeless all-in-one piece of furniture.

As the compact Kosmos is both sofa, table and sunbed, it still leaves enough space on the terrace for plants, four cats and a barbecue.

White parasol shading a curved Kosmos seating arrangement on a sunny roof terrace, with planted borders, a barbecue, and city rooftops beyond.

The four cats – Phillie, Elvis, Marcel and Bertrand – also enjoy a good deal of sunbathing on the Kosmos.

Close-up of a rooftop planter filled with grasses and colorful foliage, with a brick tower softly blurred in the background

Curved white Kosmos lounge sofa with round table, viewed through leafy branches under a large parasol beside dark sliding doors.

The owners, Mathieu and Annabelle of De Telder Tuinen, designed each aspect of the terrace themselves. They included both evergreen plants and plants that change colors over the seasons, this way the terrace always feels like a holiday.