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At the top of the list of backyard upgrades that turn ‘builders grade’ into ‘summer retreat’ is a pergola. These often freestanding structures provide shade and valuable cover for other upgrades–like ...

A pergola is one of the easiest ways to upgrade your backyard into your own little retreat. There are shady cantilever umbrellas and practical pop-up canopy tents for more mobile shade, but pergolas ...

An oak pergola that protrudes from a glazed extension in a conservation area and a concrete pergola covered in shrubbery are included in our latest lookbook. A pergola is a structure that is attached ...

While the beams that cut the site hold structural functions, they also work as suspended rails for sliding pergolas and roofs that may be moved through the site following the residents’ wishes. In ...

Text description provided by the architects. Shade Pergolas and an Outdoor Pavilion for performance and community gathering are designed for an urban park in North Carolina. The form and structure ...