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"Stylish Outdoor Spaces\nTo celebrate the arrival of summer, we present a portfolio of chic pool decks and terraces from the AD archive\nBirch trees provide shade for the outdoor dining area of designer Friederike Kemp Biggs's Manhattan penthouse. Planters filled with ivy, boxwood, lobelia, and hydrangea also surround the bluestone-paved terrace, planned by landscape designer Halsted Welles. (January 2011)\nThe pool and terrace serve as the focal point of designer Greg Jordan's V-shaped Hollywood Hills residence. The exterior space even informs the interiors\u2014a pair of sofas in the living room are aligned with the cypress trees. (September 2004)\nThe rear terrace of Ralph and Ricky Lauren's ivy-covered home in Bedford, New York, features relaxed seating for entertaining and offers views of the 250-acre property's sprawling lawn. (November 2004)\nThe loggia of a Los Angeles villa decorated by Mark Boone serves as an outdoor living room. Vaulted ceilings, archways, and hanging lanterns extend from the entrance hall to the adjoining alfresco area, creating a seamless flow between inside and out. (May 2006)\nAn outdoor fireplace warms this stone terrace at the Malibu home of designer and antiques dealer Richard Shapiro, who furnished the plein-air space with rattan and wicker chairs and striped fabrics. (April 2011)\nThe fourth-floor terrace of a Kengo Kuma\u2013designed residence in Japan is shaded by a fabric canopy. The geometric lines of the outdoor furniture echo the vertical louvers on the exterior wall that allow light into the home while ensuring privacy. (October 2010)\nThe architecture firm Ike Kligerman Barkley used outdoor rooms to extend a house in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, into the surrounding landscape. This veranda offers panoramic views over the infinity pool to the ocean beyond. (October 2010)\nOverlooking the Seattle skyline and Elliot Bay, the 900-square-foot rooftop terrace of designer Terry Hunziker's Pioneer Square apartment is planted with vibrant Japanese maple trees and manicured shrubs. (September 2010)\nFlowering vines adorn the rustic log arbor surrounding the outdoor dining area of designer Ellen Denisevich-Grickis's Rhode Island retreat. Unmilled oak trees were used to create the structure, which spans almost the entire rear fa\u00E7ade of the 18th-century barn. (June 2008)\nKen Tate created this classically inspired loggia during the renovation of a home he had originally designed. French doors in the living and dining rooms open onto the gracious space and echo the arches of the colonnade. (July 2010)\nAt Sting and Trudie Styler's farm in Tuscany, landscape designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd conceived a mix of intimate and grand outdoor spaces. An oak tree shades a gravel dining area, where lunch is often served. (January 2011)\nThe rooftop of designer Richard Mishaan's Cartagena, Colombia, getaway offers stunning views of the city and ocean beyond. A planter is filled with bougainvillea, which adorns the fa\u00E7ades of many local buildings. (May 2012)\nLandscape architect Mario Nievera conceived this romantic wraparound terrace for a Manhattan penthouse. A pagoda-like gazebo entwined with vines covers the main seating area, while turquoise ceramic garden seats add a burst of color to the pale orange and gray palette. (November 2009)\nAt an estate on the Caribbean island of Mustique designed by architect Lubo\u0161 Kr\u00E1\u010Dmar with decorator Grant White, the airy veranda of includes furniture from Bali and an assortment of printed pillows. The doorway and quoins are made of concrete treated to resemble coral. (March 2007)\nRalph Lauren chief retail creative officer Alfredo Paredes and writer Brad Goldfarb divided the expansive terrace of their Manhattan apartment into several entertaining areas, including one with a cluster of teak furnishings and another with a zinc dining table surrounded by vintage chairs. (April 2012)\nThis terrace at James and Jennifer Belushi's Los Angeles home overlooks the pool and the rear garden, which was landscaped by Mia Lehrer. The wrought-iron furniture gives the space a polished yet casual feel. (November 2010)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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