A pergola is a structural frame composed of articles and crossbeams that produce an open roof.
The Collins Group/JDP Design
This pergola has a brick foundation for those articles and supports a bench swing.
Brennan + Company Architects
Tapered columns hold the rafters of the entryway pergola.
Cross River Design, Inc..
Pergolas can be connected to the house to form a semi-covered patio.
The Great Canadian Landscaping Company Ltd..
This contemporary pergola generates an outdoor space.
Period Homes, Inc..
Pergolas do not always need a flat roof, only an open roof to let the lighting in.
Frederick + Frederick Architects
Occasionally confused with a pergola, this can be an arbor, which can be more like a passageway with trellises on the sides to let vines weave in and out.
Huettl Landscape Architecture
A metal frame works well, also, including in this contemporary spin on a pergola.
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