# Outdoor Skylight Dining Areas This Rooftop Restaurant Will Be Part of a Retail and Dining Complex By Alyson Wyers | Published 2014-10-16 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rooftop-restaurant References: [bizjournals](http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/10/downtown-walnut-creek-restaurant-brian-hirahara.html) Walnut Creek's retail hub will be adding a three-story complex featuring the area's first rooftop restaurant. To be located downtown in the Cadillac Corner area of Walnut Creek, the building will include a retail space on the ground floor and two floors dedicated to three restaurants. Developed by Brian Hirahara, the retail space will be dedicated to clothing retailer [Vineyard Vines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/comfortable-apparel) with an additional ground level cafe. The second storey will be home to another eatery including a covered outdoor dining area. The top floor will have the [rooftop restaurant and bar](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louix-louis-sky-garden), which will be partly covered with skylights and walls that roll down. Hirahara describes the Bay Area project as "a sort of 'urbanization' of Walnut Creek as it evolves from a suburban downtown into a more urban and dynamic retail and restaurant center for the area." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 88% | Activity: 91% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Rooftop Dining:** The trend of rooftop dining areas could create opportunities for designers and architects to create innovative outdoor spaces that offer unique dining experiences. - **Vertical Retail and Dining Complexes:** The trend of multi-story retail and dining complexes provides an opportunity for developers to create unique spaces that attract customers with multiple dining options. - **Outdoor Dining Areas with Skylights:** The trend of outdoor dining areas with skylights could create opportunities for architects to design sustainable and energy-efficient restaurants. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Architecture:** Architecture firms could disrupt the industry by designing innovative outdoor dining spaces that incorporate the latest design trends. - **Real Estate Development:** Developers could create unique retail and dining complexes that embrace the latest trends in rooftop dining and multi-story buildings. - **Hospitality:** The hospitality industry could take advantage of the trend of outdoor dining areas with skylights by incorporating them in their restaurant designs to create inviting and unique dining experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Luxury Rooftop Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/w-torontos-skylight.md) - [Canopy Restaurant Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/millo-restaurant.md) - [Dynamic Mall Rooftop Extensions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skybowl.md) - [Urban Roofscape Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/central-yards.md) - [Sloped Concrete Roofed Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aruma-restaurant.md) - [Curved Brick Rooftop Structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parconido-bakery-cafe.md) - [Park Cafe Pavilion Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/camaraderie.md) - [Balanced Retail Atmosphere](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/capitamall-skyview.md) - [Tree-Nestled Bar Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stalk-treehugger.md)