Structures
Shade structures on a curved paver terrace
Structures- Published
- Location
- Lehigh Valley, PA
- Type of work
- Structures
- Scope
- New installations, Water features & structures
Shade changes how often a patio gets used.
A terrace in full sun gets used at breakfast and then abandoned until evening. Putting a structure over part of it doubles the hours it is comfortable to sit there.
The gazebo
The gazebo is a solid timber frame on a shingled roof with drop curtains, set on its own paver pad that ties back to the house along a curved walk. It reads as a separate room at the end of the garden.
The pergola
The pergola is the lighter option: an open white frame over a paver terrace edged with a curved seat wall, throwing banded shade over the table rather than closing the space in.
