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Terrace Landscape with Lawn and Slatted Canopy
About Terrace Landscape Interiors
Common questions from homeowners.
The whole floor is covered in lawn instead of tiles, and the edges are lined with raised planter beds and big terracotta pots. Once the climbers on the wall fill in, you stop reading it as a roof at all.
It is a canopy of closely spaced slats fixed off the projecting slab. It cuts the harsh overhead sun but still lets light through, which is why you see those striped shadows falling across the wall and the grass.
It can, but only if the waterproofing, drainage layer and soil depth are planned before the grass goes down. Shade from a canopy like this one and regular watering make a big difference through summer.
It is kept deliberately light — one cushioned chair in the shaded corner near the plants, and a floor mat with quilted cushions on the lawn. Nothing heavy, so the open middle stays free.
It depends mostly on the waterproofing and the lawn base, since those are hidden costs people forget. The canopy, planter beds and pots come after that, and you can phase them over time.
Yes. Keep the centre of the floor empty, push all the planting to the edges, and add a slatted canopy over just one corner for shade. That combination is what makes even a small terrace feel open.