Modern Canopy Design

Modern canopy design

Some canopy types can be found here

The canopy has some insights, according to a large Indonesian dictionary The canopy itself means a curtain or ceiling of tarpaulin, cloth, metal, iron and so on and on a terrace - a pavement as a page separator with the outer part of the house or a building. In European countries, in the medieval age it is clear that the canopy in French means Canope as well as in Latin means Canopeum has meaning and is closely related to a four-poster bed with a curtain or fabric covering the top and sides.

In addition to some of these insights, in the world of Biology canopy is a collection of canopy (crown entity) over the forest with an average height of 25-30 meters and the growth of meetings so that the canopy together to form a continuity and a forest roof. The existence of the canopy as a forest roof makes the condition cool and shady without sunlight.

Based on some of the above understanding, the term canopy is also used in the world of architecture, where the canopy is a kind of roof that is made to protect the outside of the house and some other buildings such as shophouses from the heat of the sun and rain. Today the canopy has a remarkable development, where canopies can be applied to other types of buildings other than homes such as those used in car garages and balconies of homes, offices and other buildings.

The main function of a canopy based on the above explanation is to protect the occupants and the outside of a house or other building from sunlight or the rain, but the main function, the canopy also has a function and usefulness that is not less important,

Provide protection for the inhabitants of the houses that fall from the top and is able to provide privacy for its users
Canopy capable and provide additional decorative value on the building. The decorative value here means the canopy is able to add to the beauty of the design or appearance of a house or building