Systems / Kinetic Pergola
System 03
Kinetic Pergola
The wind-driven panel system turned horizontal: overhead shade that moves with the air, without motors or power.
Illustrative of the system type
In context
Shade for the spaces between buildings.
Overhead pivoting panels hang from a freestanding or fixed frame, giving dynamic shade and dappled light wherever people gather and fixed shade would feel heavy, still or dark.
Imagery is illustrative of the system type.
Applications
Where it performs.
Hospitality
Hotel terraces, restaurant courtyards, rooftop bars.
Civic and campus
Plazas, university quadrangles, walkways.
Residential
Gardens, poolsides, private terraces.
Structure, panels and fixing.
An engineered frame, in aluminium or corrosion-protected steel, carries lightweight aluminium panels that pivot independently in natural wind, without motors or electrical power.
Panels are retained on pivot pins and bearings with movement stops. Panel size, spacing and thickness are set for each project (0.6 to 0.8 mm may be evaluated).
Frame sizes, fixings and spans come from the project’s structural design.
Next step
Feasibility before commitment.
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