NATURAL SHADE STRUCTURES

MAKING SHADES GREENER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE
Mitigate Urban Heat Islands
The Canopee ventilated structure lets air flow freely while the plants generate shade and cooling through evapotranspiration.
Optimal Water Use
With a built-in water tank and smart irrigation system, the plants receive the appropriate irrigation without wasting water.
Biodiversity Habitat
The Canopee creates a welcome refuge for local insect and bird life in the middle of the concrete jungle.
Plug and Play Installation
Modular and free standing, the Canopee can easily be relocated and doesn't impact underground services.
The benefits of bringing more trees in our cities are well documented:
  • They bring shade and cooling to assist our warming cities cope with climate change.
  • They provide a mood-elevating / stress-releasing environment in the concrete jungle. They create a real oasis of comfort and respite.
  • They provide habitat for local biodiversity.
However, our cities were not designed to accommodate more tree planting. The underground is already crowded with infrastructure - pipework and cables – that don’t go well with living root systems. At Urban Canopee, we came up with a solution: Combining the amazing properties of climbing plants with an easily deployable composite materials structure mimicking the shape of a tree.
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An example of clever design for hard-to-green spaces [with] 'green' lightweight tree canopy-shaped trellises planted with chocolate vine.
This innovative project will provide a sustainable canopy structure above the main outdoor seating area of Mindarie Park, providing shade that combats the effects of global warming and heat island effects while re-establishing urban biodiversity. The ground is rocky in this area which makes it difficult to plant trees so this is a great way to provide alternative shade.
Capable of withstanding some of Australia’s harshest climates, each ‘green funnel’ can support up to three different climbing plant species, is self-sufficient and equipped with a solar panel, battery, water pump and smart irrigation system, and can be easily installed and relocated if required.

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