Skyhouse.

Downtown Salt Lake City13,000 sq ft rooftopThree levels

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Birds-eye · rooftop and podium courtyards

Three levels, one connected experience.

13,000 sq ft of rooftop. Two podium courtyards. Street-level landscape. Stacked above a dense downtown corner.

Downtown Salt Lake City · a dense corner

A controlled budget, a design-led strategy.

In a market opening new apartments every quarter, the outdoor experience had to be the reason residents signed on the dotted line.

Our ambitious outdoor strategy at Skyhouse unfolds across three levels.

The result, first

95%

occupancy reached after completion

$425K

estimated annual rooftop-driven revenue

~20%

of Google reviews cite the rooftop and amenities

01 · The Brief

A crowded market, asked to stand apart.

Downtown Salt Lake City was in the middle of a development surge. New apartments were opening every quarter, many relying on concessions and short-term incentives to sell units.

Skyhouse entered that environment with a controlled budget and a design-led strategy. The focus shifted to creating outdoor spaces residents would use and cherish every day.

Skyhouse had 13,000 square feet of rooftop and two podium courtyards overlooking the skyline and the Wasatch Mountains, stacked above a dense downtown corner.

If people were going to choose Skyhouse, the outdoor experience needed to be a major reason they signed on the dotted line.

01 · The Brief, A crowded market, asked to stand apart.

The intent

From sidewalk to skyline, each level was designed with a specific purpose, so the rooftop, podium and street work as one connected experience.

The rooftop · 360-degree views, fire pits, outdoor kitchens

The rooftop is expansive and social.

Residents gather around warming fire pits, host dinners at outdoor kitchens and watch Utah sunsets from the edge of the skyline.

The rooftop after dark, in motion · Skyhouse

The rooftop, every angleFire pits, skyline edge and the timber screen

Walk the rooftop

Raised metal planters frame these views, while wood screen fencing softens the steel and glass backdrop. Layered evening lighting extends the rooftop well after the Utah sunset has gone.

Utah sunset from the edge of the skyline

String lights extend the evening

Timber screen softens the steel and glass

The rooftop deck is huge and amazing. It’s where I go to catch a Utah sunset every night.

Steve K. · Resident, Skyhouse

02 · The Lower Levels

Below the rooftop, the courtyards shift the mood.

Below, the podium courtyards shift the mood. Shaded seating and layered planting create space for smaller gatherings, morning coffee, or reading in the afternoon sun.

At ground level, planting and textured concrete signal your arrival and give the building presence on the street.

Working closely with Architecture Belgique and PEG Development, we made sure the rooftop, podium and street work as one connected experience.