Punctuation of the Skyline With Dramatic Tops

In designing the tops of residential towers, JKMCA has long believed that roofscapes need neither to have the severe plane of a marine’s haircut, nor the volutes and pediments of Second Empire furniture. JKMCA explored countless variations for the top floors of First Light. The lap pool there is cantilevered, providing a dramatic horizontal cap in contrast to the floors below, which emphasize verticality. This and the other residents’ amenities ensure life and activity at the top of the building, which will be more like the actively used of roofs in Athens and Istanbul than the blank zones of mechanical rooms wrapped by parapets more typical in North America.