Steel Rooftop Terrace Railing

This was a rooftop terrace railing installation on a commercial building in what looks like Brooklyn or Jersey City based on the skyline. The terrace was being finished out as an amenity space and the railing had to meet code for a rooftop application while still looking appropriate for a space that was clearly being designed with care.

We ran a horizontal bar railing design around the full perimeter of the terrace. At this height and in an urban environment the railing has to be engineered to handle wind load in addition to the standard structural requirements. The connections and the post spacing on a rooftop installation are held to a higher standard than a standard residential porch and we approach it accordingly.

The horizontal bar profile was a good fit for this setting. It keeps the sightlines open so the views of the skyline are preserved which on a rooftop terrace is the whole point of being up there. The dark finish ties in with the furniture and the overall aesthetic the designer was going for. The space came out great and the railing does its job without getting in the way of what makes a rooftop like this worth having.