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Rooftop deck at dusk with fire tables, pergola, and the Minneapolis skyline
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VELO Apartments

Turning an underused rooftop into the building's signature amenity.

Overview

A tired rooftop deck re-imagined as a full-service amenity space, engineered from the roof deck up and built out with a custom cedar sauna, an outdoor kitchen, and a lounge designed for every season. Every pergola and the sauna are engineered and structurally tied into the existing roof deck with new footings, flashing, and full waterproofing. The paver field was removed and rebuilt with fresh insulation and leveling, lighting and fire-table ignition were rewired on new circuits, and new gas and water lines were run across the deck. Six scopes of work, coordinated by one contractor. Located at 115 N 2nd St, Minneapolis.

Scope of work
✓Engineered structural tie-in to the roof deck
✓Custom cedar sauna with Finnleo Pro heater
✓14' x 20' louvered aluminum pergola
✓Outdoor kitchen, bar, and commercial-grade grill
✓Two gas fire tables with new gas lines
✓Rebuilt paver deck with new insulation
✓Rewired lighting and power on new circuits
✓Cornhole lawn and lighted hammock posts
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Coordinated scopes of work
14.4kW
Finnleo sauna heater, custom-built
60A
New dedicated electrical service
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All 6 photos

Rooftop deck at dusk with fire tables, pergola, and the Minneapolis skyline
DeckVELO Apartments
Outdoor kitchen and bar under a louvered pergola with festoon lighting
Outdoor KitchenVELO Apartments
Custom cedar sauna with full-glass door on the rooftop deck
SaunaVELO Apartments
Fire table lounge beneath the stoneclad pergola
Fire LoungeVELO Apartments
Daytime rooftop lounge seating under the pergola
LoungeVELO Apartments
Cornhole lawn beside the cedar sauna
LawnVELO Apartments
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