

I expect everyone has seen an awning over the front of a small greengrocer’s shop or butcher’s shop. We use sunglasses, sunhats, and visors to shield ourselves from the effects of the strong sunlight, why can’t we provide the same courtesy to our home.


#Arq awning windows
Not only do they shield the items inside the opening from the effects of strong sunshine but they also protect open doors and windows from torrential rain.
#Arq awning install
By doing so, we strengthen the brand and maximize the possibilities of its fabrics: awnings, stalls, lamps, furniture and sofas.In our awning installation and cost guide, you will find a detailed breakdown of all costs to install an awning and to hire a contractor for the job.įor a lot of people, an awning to shelter a window or door is an essential part of the house. The sofas on the lounge areas are designed as well with a fabric from Sauleda. We have designed all lamps with the same ‘screen’ fabric by Sauleda, forming three lamp types: floor lamps, hanging lamps, and table lamps. On the other hand, with a warmer lighting based on lamps with lampshades that create a cozy atmosphere. We designed two complementary lighting systems: On the one hand, illuminating the ribbons from the ground up, to enhance and define the loom threads from below. Inside the stand there are several lounge spaces, with exhibition areas, a bar, and a special customers’ area elevated one meter above the ground and with access as well to a meeting room. On the lateral elevations the ribbons are positioned at different heights providing the space with some privacy and regulating its entrances, according to the interior distribution. The stand opens to the main street through the main façade. The ribbons generate different shapes and angles as they interlace. For the interlaced ‘threads’ we chose three different shades of red generating nuances on the corporate colour. We proposed a set of natural pinewood frames that collected all the interlaced fabrics that together formed an awning. To recreate the idea of being inside the loom, we faced the challenge of designing an element that was in practice hanging, where one could walk underneath, and pass under its fabrics without interruptions. This is how the main idea and the project of Sauleda’s stand came to be. Feeling surrounded by threads that intertwine up and down, as if they were participating in the origins and beginnings of a fabric’s production. So we asked ourselves how their current clients would react and what would they experience, when they arrived at the fair and found themselves inside of a large loom. Studying the history of Sauleda, we were imagining its origins, with people working on those old handmade wooden handcrafted looms, where hundreds of threads crisscrossed. They proposed us the challenge of designing a special stand for their annual fair. Sauleda, is a century-old company, specialized in all types of fabrics and awnings.
