Montaje Courtyard & Sky Deck
Somerville, MA
Montaje Courtyard & Sky Deck
Location
Somerville, MA
Size
16,500 sq. ft.
Project Completion
April 2018
The 21-story Sky Deck and second-story courtyard add a cumulative 16,500 square feet of outdoor living space for residents of Montaje, a mixed-use building at Assembly Row in Somerville.
COURTYARD
The second floor interior courtyard provides a dynamic community space fit with Bocce court, pool, lawn, outdoor kitchen, and countless landscape features.
Recover installed over 200 linear feet of precast seat wall, precast banding on setting beds, pavers on pedestals, a granite patio, and custom corten edging to retain soil in beds. With soil depths from six inches to four feet, the courtyard features grading variations as well as an intensive plant palette of maple trees, woody and herbaceous perennials, grasses, groundcover, and lawn. These distinctive design choices add dimension and visual interest to the space.
SKY DECK
The Sky Deck features intimate seating, skyline views, and sculptural plantings to create an oasis above Somerville.
Recover carpenters installed decking and wrapped pergola columns with FSC certified hardwood, creating the feeling of relaxing in a forest canopy. The deck is framed by raw steel banding and custom-fabricated corten planters surrounded by a variety of paver styles. Recover also installed several interactive installations including a tower viewer and sundial, giving residents even more ways to enjoy the sweeping views.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Photographer
Patrick Rogers Photography
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Federal Realty Investment Trust
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Maple trees, woody & herbaceous perennials, grasses, groundcover, lawn
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Stantec
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Copley Wolff Design Group
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Recover Green Roofs
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Callahan Construction
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Recover Green Roofs
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Recover Green Roofs
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ViewPoint Architectural Metals
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Tremco
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Swenson Granite, Hanover
