Pattern 244
Canvas Roofs
Context Roof Garden118 · Arcades119 · Private Terrace on the Street140 · Outdoor Room163 · Gallery Surround166 · Trellised Walk174 · Window Place180 · Small Parking Lots103 · Filtered Light238
Problem
A fixed roof over a terrace or seating area is either there all year or not at all — it cannot answer to the season or the weather, and it often feels heavier than the spot really calls for.
Solution
Stretch light cloth or canvas roofs above terraces and seats, roofs you can raise in summer and take down in winter, so they cast shade and a sense of shelter without ever weighing the place down.
Usage Filtered Light238 · Ornament249 · Warm Colors250