Movable covers for verandas, types, complements and design

Creating outdoor solutions such as movable covers for verandas of different types, with related complements, requires a design attentive to aesthetic and functional factors.

There are many alternatives, from traditional movable covers to motorized canopies, from sliding opening systems to fixed and thermal ones: a great range of possibilities for functional and luxury verandas.

3 are the design factors:

• living comfort;
• design;
• sustainability.

Modern technologies generate movable design covers, which are customizable and resistant to the worst weather conditions even.

This is how covers that can be classified as real outdoor furnishing accessories are born. The combination of materials carefully studied in the design phase produces a mix of functionality and style declined in many types of products.

Let’s find out how to close a veranda respecting the style of the building and covering the space with lightness and minimalism, always taking into consideration the needs:

• climatic;
• surface;
• functionality.

Thanks to this type of roof , the verandas become a comfortable space in any season. In addition, temperature control through the use of thermal glass reduces domestic heat costs by controlling the entry of brightness, heat and low temperatures.

The types of movable glass cover

As we have said, there are many types of movable glass covers for the veranda. They can be chosen according to subjective factors such as the taste and needs of the client and objective factors, which are assessed by the manufacturer according to the characteristics of the place, climate and safety.

The movable covers are excellent solutions to give a new livability to the veranda. With minimal design they enhance the outdoors gardens, terraces or porches.

Different in style and size, they create spaces with an ideal microclimate that does not interfere with the temperatures of the internal masonry spaces.

They are equipped with motorized or manual opening systems that allow enjoying the outdoors when the climatic conditions allow it. The glass may have characteristics that allow filtering of the sun’s rays or moderate the passage of cold when the cover is closed. Therefore, in some cases it may be essential to choose low-emissivity or selective glasses. In this way, with the windows closed, it is possible to enjoy all the advantages of optimal internal temperatures, and it is possible to open the windows and experience the veranda without barriers to the outside, favoring the ventilation of the rooms when it is too hot.

Here are all the types of mobile covers for verandas:

• panoramic roofs, sliding or folding;
• thermal break, fixed or movable;
• screens and fences.

Panoramic roofs are the best solution to completely eliminate any visual barrier with the open-air, transforming the veranda into a highly scenographic space in connection with the landscape. The use of the highest quality crystal gives great transparency to the glass.

Technically advanced materials transform the spaces of the verandas into highly energy-efficient environments and make them an integral part of the home, expanding their size without masonry interventions.

They are perfect solutions to enhance the aesthetics of the home, office, public places.

According to the availability of space and to the taste of the client, panoramic glass roofs can offer sliding or packable openings.

In the sliding version, they offer large veranda spaces, such as winter gardens and outdoor areas of commercial premises. Made of resistant materials such as wood and stainless steel, they are versatile and have a strong aesthetic impact. The opening glass panels allow maximum visibility and the minimal frame creates a luxury veranda.

Choosing the folding solution means having a bigger opening. The glass panels rotate on themselves by 90 °, eliminating any visual obstruction. The structure gains airiness and lightness, favoring the aesthetics and ventilation of the interior.

Thermal break covers are modern solutions, the result of advanced design and attention to detail. They must offer maximum quality, insulation and safety.

The design defines its essence. In fact, the vast availability of materials offers the possibility to choose thermal break covers of different colors and materials, allowing a great customization of the product, in accordance with the stylistic characteristics of the building to which they belong. The good weather resistance, due to the installation of suitable glass, is essential to promote energy saving in indoor environments. Fixed or movable, this type of glass is suitable for different needs and intended use, thanks to their versatility.

Balconies, gardens and porches exposed to the winds, need to be protected by light and functional fences of various types. Balustraded, telescopic or fixed fences, fences have a simple and minimal look and need careful design that takes care of exposure, privacy and resistance. They are widely used in public and private buildings to create protected and comfortable spaces thanks to the use of excellent materials and high technologies.

Complements for movable coverings

The movable covers for luxury verandas owe their style to refined and essentially designed complements, that is accessories for glass movable walls, parapets or roof covers. They must be conceived in the design phase to ensure stylistic continuity between the veranda and the building, creating a uniform and harmonious complex.

Their uniqueness is due to the complements. They are the element of personalization, which highlights a tailor-made design and leaves enough space for creativity of architects and designers.

Complements are the hallmark of glazed pavilions that boast exclusivity as well as functionality. The use of different materials, such as the combination of wood and metal, allows playing with the finishes and creating structures with attention to aesthetic detail.

Design of a glass cover

The design phase of a glass cover requires a series of evaluations, expectations and feasibility analysis that generate a finished product which is safe, functional and perfectly responsive to the customer’s requests.

Designers must take into consideration all the factors that can influence, favor or impede the realization of the veranda covers:

• space;
• exposure;
• ground conditions;
• aesthetics.

First of all, the space available for the realization of the project must be evaluated.

At the same time, the sun exposure of the veranda must be taken into consideration to decide where to place a cover for shading or protection from the elements, which type of glass to use and which technical solution.

Equally important is the base of the veranda. Slopes, uniformity, any humidity or stagnant water require special care in the design phase.

Finally, the aesthetic determines the harmony with the annexed building.

Once feasibility has been analyzed, we can take care of customization, a delicate creative phase that involves aesthetics and functionality. At this point, the needs of homogeneity with the building, the practical needs of the customer and his personal taste must be combined in a harmonious and coherent whole.