Designing for shade

How overhangs, screens and planting shape outdoor comfort.

Start by identifying where people sit, walk and gather through the day. The most useful shade falls where it can support those activities.

Compare the depth of an overhang with the direction of the sun and test how nearby trees or walls change the result.

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Tell us what you’re building and where you’d like to begin.

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Meet the team

Begin The Journey

Tell us what you’re building and where you’d like to begin.

Start a project

Meet the team