Pergola Roof Design Ideas

Decide what the pergola is for. Lunch in the rain needs a sheet and a gutter. An evening seat needs shade and can stay open. Many terraces want both, which means two bays, not one compromise that leaks and also blocks the plants.

Posts need a place to land that does not puncture a terrace membrane casually. Steel wants a coating that matches the air — especially toward the coast. Timber wants a maintenance note you are willing to keep. Netlon is a shade layer on a frame, not a structure by itself.

We draw the fall of water before we draw the ornament. If the water has nowhere to go, the design is not finished.