Garden arbors: design features

The gazebo is a functional element of the exterior, a structure for a comfortable stay in a picturesque setting. Open-type constructions are relevant in the warm season, and closed versions and transformer models are an all-season complex for high-grade leisure, regardless of weather conditions.

Classification by design

There are several types of structures:

Arbor of the open type. The catalog presents popular designs, which consist of several supports, roof and floor. Often, the base under the structure is a natural area with a lawn or tile.
Semi-open type design. A more common type of arbors compared to the previous counterpart. Semi-open buildings include support pillars, a foundation, a roof, a fence in the form of a side or lattice walls.
The gazebo is closed. The review presents buildings with capital walls and a roof, windows and an entrance group. Often, the interior is designed as a guest area with a fireplace, comfortable furniture and a kitchen area with a barbecue complex. Frameworks made of wood or brick with frameless glazing are in great demand.

The gazebo as a small architectural form is also made in the form of a transformer structure with removable elements. At the same time, you can remove not only the walls, but also the roof, if necessary, providing access to fresh air and the gentle rays of the sun.

Varieties of shapes and sizes

Among the variety of stylistic decisions, experts distinguish the following:

rectangular designs. Most often used in exteriors with a strict classic design. In the catalog you can choose a simple frame construction with a polycarbonate canopy or a luxury pavilion with glazing, a compact grill gazebo or a spacious platform for a comfortable stay in a large company;
polygonal structures. Six- and octagonal options are relevant in the landscaping of properties with impressive dimensions. As an overview of popular solutions shows, this is a good format for both open-type arbors and half-open ones with additional support in the center;
round designs. The classic rotunda gazebo is able to emphasize the special aesthetics of the exterior.Tea houses in the shape of a cylinder with a dome - an artistic accent in the design of the garden landscape with arches;
combined options - are a complex with several areas of different shapes. For example, a rectangular pavilion with a round grill zone at the entrance.

When designing gazebos, not only the general stylistic concept of the exterior is taken into account, but also the size of the site. In the arrangement of a spacious territory, you can choose any solution to your taste:

a spacious gazebo with a kitchen area and a guest part is suitable for spending time in a large company;
for leisure activities with siblings, an option of a comfortable size with an organized playground is equipped.

When designing a site with modest parameters, compact designs are a priority.

Base materials and stylistic solutions

Varieties of structures are made of wood and brick, and metal structures are also popular. Wood as a universal building material is used in interesting stylistic decisions:

Chalet-style gazebo - a massive structure made of logs, timber and edged boards;
Provence - the design has a timber frame and trellised fence;
rustic - natural finishing materials are used: driftwood, stumps, logs and rubble;
Japanese style - the characteristic shape of the roof, trellised wooden railing with rectangular cells;
Arabic style - block frame with multilayer fabric drape around the perimeter;
Italian classics - elegant shapes and smooth lines of curly pillars, low balusters;
Russian classics - carved elements, folklore motifs in the design of a log semi-open gazebo.

Metal is relevant in the construction of barbecue arbors, summer kitchens:

wrought-iron gazebos - a small architectural form with openwork weaving harmoniously complements the colorful garden exterior with forging elements on the facade of the house, fencing system, porch and stairs;
welded tubular - strict construction lines emphasize the classic style of suburban architecture.

Brick or masonry are used in the arrangement of luxurious gazebos in elite exteriors. A gazebo with barbecue is built from refractory materials, most often from metal, stone or brickwork. If the main part of the structure is constructed of wood, then the surface around the zone with the outbreak is equipped with non-combustible substrates. Lightweight options for structures of open and half-open types are easy to build independently with the appropriate skills. It’s even easier to buy a finished design and install it at a selected location. Another way is to contact the relevant companies and entrust the work to professionals, especially if you plan to build a gazebo of complex design on the site.