Bioclimatic pergolas made to measure
A bioclimatic pergola is not a parasol on posts. Its aluminium blades rotate, so you decide how much sun reaches the terrace hour by hour, and they close flat and watertight when the weather turns. On the Riviera that matters twice over: the same structure has to handle August at midday and a November downpour.
How ours is built
The blades are insulated, reinforced aluminium. They rotate for shade and ventilation, and they pack away to one side when you want the sky back. Rainwater runs off into a gutter integrated in the frame and drains down inside the posts, so nothing is visible and nothing drips at the edge.
The structure is powder-coated aluminium throughout, with 200 × 200 mm load-bearing posts on the bioclimatic range. Aluminium is the practical choice a few hundred metres from the sea: it does not rot, does not rust, and the lacquer is what carries the colour.
Flat-roof pergolas
Where a fixed cover suits the house better, we build a flat-roof version with a retractable or fixed PVC canopy, the same integrated guttering and drainage through the posts, and 130 × 130 mm posts. It is a lighter structure for a smaller terrace or a balcony.
Closing the sides
A pergola becomes a room you use nine months a year once the sides are dealt with. Three options, which combine:
- Glass panels. Retractable tempered glass, 8 or 10 mm depending on the span. It cuts roughly 25 dB of noise and holds a temperature difference of up to 15 °C against the outside.
- I-Zip vertical blinds. An aluminium roller blind with an automatic locking cassette: the fabric locks at the bottom and tensions itself, so it stays flat instead of flapping. Somfy radio motor as standard.
- Adjustable louvre screens. Sliding aluminium brise-soleil for the low afternoon sun that comes in under the roof.
Integrated LED lighting and radiant heating can be built into the frame at the same time, which avoids running cables afterwards.
Ordering
Pergolas are made to the dimensions of your terrace and to the colour you choose, then fitted by an approved installer from your area. Send us the footprint and a photo of the space through the quote form, or read more about the workshop.