When relaxing in this rooftop garden, the owners of this two-level penthouse in Sydney’s inner east are on top of the world – in more ways than one. The lofty retreat luxuriates in panoramic harbour views as well as all-day sun. But it is also blissfully outside the box – their wire fox terrier, Tui, can wallow in a flowering rooftop ‘meadow’.
The charmed results, however, presented some tricky challenges for its designer, Michael Cooke.