Challenge

Furnitubes was approached by GM Development with a requirement for outdoor furniture for the rooftop terrace of a residential development in Kentish Town.

The company had created the rooftop space using bespoke elements but needed to bring its vision within a £40k budget without compromising the design intent.

Solution

Furnitubes' first suggestion was to rationalise the bespoke steel retaining wall planters into its AKRI Snap system: integrated seating within substantial planters that would maintain the design’s integrity whilst delivering exceptional value. Using its configurator, Furnitubes illustrated how these would transform the rooftop drawings into a lived reality.

Products supplied

AKRI Snap

AKRI Snap forms the backbone of the space, providing generous planting areas with integrated seating that feels like refuges within the city. Residents find themselves sitting not beside nature, but within it - surrounded by the hum of bees and the rustle of leaves whilst London spreads beneath them.

AKRI Snap integrated seating allows residents to be truly immersed in the planting, intensifying that precious feeling of escape whilst remaining thoroughly connected to their urban home.

FERN planters

FERN freestanding planters create gentle boundaries around the rooftop’s edges, offering privacy between levels whilst softening sight lines. They perform that delicate dance of creating intimacy without isolation.

Thetford tables

Thetford tables bring contemporary picnic table functionality to the space – perfect for al fresco entertaining or the increasingly common sight of working outdoors. Their angular profiles mirror the clean lines of the building itself.

The angular profiles of the tables weren’t chosen arbitrarily. They echo the building’s architectural language, creating visual harmony between furniture and architecture. Different seating heights and configurations provide varied experiences within a single space, allowing the rooftop to accommodate different moods and group sizes.

Hollo tables and benches

Hollo tables and benches establish a more casual gathering point, arranged like a low-level coffee table setup that encourages lingering conversations and quiet moments of contemplation.

Outcome

The residents and building’s staff now have somewhere to meet, relax and build a community. Furnitubes' products have introduced biodiversity to a rooftop space whilst staying within budget and adding lasting value to residents’ daily experience.