Parc Nouvelle Roof

Natick, Massachusetts

Shauna Gillies-Smith, Design Principal for Martha Schwartz, Inc.

With its shifting views and rich colors and materials, the rooftop deck of the residences at the Natick Mall provides a rich spatial experience at eye level and an engaging visual field when viewed from the apartments above. The deck is located at the 6th floor of the Residences, between the mall skylight, residence amenity space, and individual condominium units.

The rooftop is a cherished and vibrant social space that connects the residences and encourages interaction between neighbors. A graceful, meandering composite wood path weaves across the expansive roof and filters into seating areas nestled in hedges. Deciduous trees act as living screens that provide shade and vertical interest as they shift with the winds.

The curves of the path embrace large round cor-ten steel planters containing a mixture of ornamental grasses, flowering perennials, and evergreen shrubs. Underlying the path and planters is a lively pattern of stone and sedum ribbons. At the scale of the planters, two large circles serve as putting greens, making space for active recreation, while two circular stone gardens echo the materials used in the landscape entryway of the mall on ground level. 

LOCATION
Natick, Massachusetts

CLIENT
General Growth Properties

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT  
Martha Schwartz inc.

ARCHITECT
ADD, Inc. / Beyer Blinder Belle 

FACILITY
Greenroof

STATUS
Completed

SCOPE
Landscape Architecture

PHOTO CREDITS
Chuck Choi