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This
pergola and privacy screen is the perfect destination
for this otherwise understated backyard. Set
on a mortared flagstone patio (which we also installed),
it provides an elegant and shady retreat on a hot sunny
day. Elegant Tuscan columns support a simple
trelliage made of two pairs of 2" x 10" lintels
supporting a series of architecturally lighter 2" x 8"
purlins. Clear cedar lattice rests in a
lightweight framework to create privacy screening which
offers the feeling of a full enclosure, but was
installed to allow access from many sides.
The rear screening panel was built slightly taller than
the surrounding panels to create a focal point as well
as to serve as a stronger visual anchor for the
structure. The round shape of the potted plants in
the foreground perfectly complement the circular
shape of the oculus in the rear and also serves to draw
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One of
the interesting features of this pergola is the oculus we
built into the rear lattice screen. It lends a "Queen
Anne" touch to this structure and it becomes a focal point
for the entire yard.
This detail was fabricated on-site from segmented pieces of
hand-cut clear cedar which were glued together and shaped
into a nearly two and one-half foot diameter circle.
This was then fitted to accept the lattice as well as the
trim boards and finished to appear as if the entire section
was one uniform piece. Details such as this are what help to
create a truly unique and "one-of-a-kind" structure. |
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entire project serves as both a poolside sitting area as
well as an extension of the pool house (rear) as well as
the home itself. The flagstone patio (which is
made of the same stone that surrounds the pool) ties
this summer oasis to the pool and they serve to
complement each other in defining a beautiful and
functional space for outdoor relaxation. |
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