Shade Structures
An outdoor room turns a backyard into a place you actually live.
Pavilions, cabanas, louvered pergolas, gazebos, and arbors, each one designed and engineered to fit your home and how you want to use the space. From a simple shaded arbor to a fully enclosed, all season outdoor room, we build structures that anchor the yard and stand for decades. Serving North Metro Atlanta as a full design build team, with design only options available.
Request a Design ConsultationShade Is Just The Beginning
A structure should do more than block the sun.
The right structure does not just throw shade. It defines the yard, extends your living space, and gives every other feature a center to gather around. Done well, it is the difference between a patio you pass through and a room you spend your evenings in.
That only happens when the structure is designed for your site and your goals from the start, sized to the house, engineered for the loads, and detailed so the roof, columns, and finishes feel built in rather than bolted on. We model the whole thing first so you see exactly how it sits before anything is poured or framed.
Whether you want a simple shaded retreat or a glass enclosed room you use in January, we design and build it to last and, when you want, to handle every season.
Start a Structure Consultation →The Structures
Six ways to claim the outdoors.
Every structure is custom, sized and detailed for your home and how you plan to live in the space.
Pavilions
Fully custom, permanent roofed structures built around your goals, whether that is an outdoor kitchen, a fireplace lounge, or a dining space. A solid roof means true shelter from sun and rain, year round.
Cabanas
Intimate poolside and garden retreats. A shaded place to lounge, change, and cool down that gives the pool a sense of destination.
Louvered Pergolas
Adjustable louvered roofs that open to the sky or close tight against rain at the touch of a button. The ideal foundation for an all season outdoor room.
Gazebos
Classic freestanding roofed structures that become a destination within the landscape, a quiet anchor at the end of a path or garden.
Arbors
Lighter overhead structures for entries, walkways, and garden moments, adding shade, structure, and a sense of arrival.
Porches and Deck Additions
Covered porches, screened porches, and deck builds that extend the footprint of the home itself, adding finished, roofed living space that blurs the line between inside and out.
Built For Every Season
The systems that make it a room you use all year.
A louvered pergola is the starting point. Layer in these systems and an open structure becomes a comfortable outdoor room in any weather.
Retractable Roofs
Open to full sun when you want it, then close at the touch of a button the moment the weather turns, keeping the space dry and usable.
Zip Screens
Motorized screens that drop to block sun, wind, and bugs and soften the light, giving you privacy and protection without walling the space in.
Glass Door Systems
Sliding and folding glass wall systems that fully enclose the structure, turning an open pergola into a climate ready room you can heat and use straight through winter.
Critical Project Deliverables
Engineered, permitted, and built in.
A complete, build ready package so the structure is right on paper before it is right in the yard.
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3D Structure Visualization
Photorealistic models so you see the structure against your home and yard before framing begins.
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Structural Engineering
Footings, posts, beams, and roof engineered for your loads, spans, and local code.
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Materials and Finishes Schedule
Roofing, columns, ceiling, and finishes specified by name so bids are exact and the look is locked.
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Systems and Automation
Louvers, retractable roofs, zip screens, glass walls, lighting, heat, and fans planned in from the start.
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Site and Home Integration
The structure tied into your patio, grade, drainage, and the architecture of the house so it reads as part of the home.
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Outdoor Kitchens
Full outdoor kitchens built into the structure, with appliances, counters, storage, water, gas, and power planned in from the start so the cooking space feels designed, not added on.
Investment Protection
Financial Insurance for Your Structure Investment
Repositioning a pavilion on screen costs nothing. Moving footings and a finished roof after the fact costs many times more. A fully engineered design prevents the expensive mistakes before the first post goes in.
Engineered to Last Decades
Footings, framing, and roof designed to stand up to weather and time, not just to look right on day one.
Sized and Sited Right
A structure that is too big, too small, or in the wrong spot fights the yard forever. We resolve scale and placement before you commit.
One Accountable Team
Design, engineering, and construction under one plan means fewer gaps between trades and one place to look when a question comes up.
Bidding Precision, Zero Surprises
Detailed plans and a named materials schedule give contractors something exact to bid, which means accurate numbers and far fewer surprises.
Built to Extend the Home
A well designed structure adds real, usable living space and lasting value, not a feature that dates in a few seasons.
A look at our projects.
Capital Allocation
Investment expectations for custom structures.
Custom shade structure projects begin at $65,000. Final pricing scales with size, roof type, materials, and the level of systems specified, from a simple open pergola to a fully enclosed, automated outdoor room.
For a complete outdoor living build that blends the structure with a kitchen, fireplace, decking, and the surrounding yard, budgets scale upward from there based on the full scope.
Our Scope Determinants
- Structure type and size
- Roof type, solid, louvered, or retractable
- Enclosure systems, zip screens and glass walls
- Materials, ceiling detail, and finish level
- Lighting, heat, fans, and automation
- Integration with the home, patio, and yard
Clear Answers
Frequently asked questions about shade structures.
Can a pergola be enclosed to use in winter?
Yes. With a louvered or retractable roof, motorized zip screens, and a sliding or folding glass wall system, an open structure becomes a sealed, climate ready room. Add heat and you can use it comfortably through the coldest months.
What is the difference between a pavilion and a louvered pergola?
A pavilion has a solid, permanent roof for full shelter from sun and rain. A louvered pergola has an adjustable roof you can open to the sky or close against rain, which makes it the better base for an all season room when paired with screens and glass.
Do you handle permits and engineering?
Yes. We handle the structural engineering and permit ready documentation your jurisdiction requires, and we design to your setbacks and code from the start.
Can you match the structure to my home's architecture?
Yes. We design the structure to the proportions, rooflines, and materials of your home so it reads as part of the architecture rather than an add on.
Can I use my own builder with your design?
Yes. You can use our turnkey construction team or take our engineered design and materials schedule to your own qualified builder.
Synergistic Services
Designed together.
Start Your Structure
Let's design the room your backyard is missing.
Tell us about your yard, your home, and how you want to use the space. We'll show you what a custom structure, open or fully enclosed, can do for your property.