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Designed in France - Made in Australia
Meet The Canopee
Small footprint, large canopy cover, equipped with a built-in water tank and a smart irrigation system, the Canopee is cost-effective, free-standing and easily deployed over the existing cityscape.
The Canopee Comes With Its Family
Different spaces call for different sizes. The Canopee can be designed to be anchored to the ground or free-standing with a wider, heavier base.
New shapes, options and designs are coming up, let us know what would make sense for your space.
Customise Your Canopee
The Canopee base can be painted in a variety of colours to match the surrounding environment and your vision.
Some accessories can also be added. Think circular seating, circular bar stool, instant shade, lighting or misting – there is a suitable accessory to dress up your Canopee to deliver the desired experience.
Create A Canopee Forest
Canopees can be linked up together to dramatically increase the total canopy cover area. Aside from creating a large, lush and cooled area, this combination is sure to turn heads thanks to its striking architectural beauty
The Technologies Behind The Canopee
True innovation comes when two industries that usually don’t work together come together to conceive a new product. A Tesla car is a computer on wheels. The tech and car industries came together to create this new solution to address 21st-century challenges.
This is exactly the story behind the technology that led to the birthing of the Canopee. It is the construction industry and the horticulture industry coming together to create an innovative solution to respond to the climate change challenge that has become very real in our cities.
The Grid shell
Made of an interconnected grid of lightweight glass fibre composite rods, the Canopee grid shell idea was the result to a simple question: What shape would best replicate the benefits of a tree - small footprint and large canopy cover?
It is the culmination of 15 years of R&D in alternative building materials and spatial geometry at the French University Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees.
The Smart Irrigation System
Developed in-house, the Sensopee Smart Irrigation System is designed to water the plants how and when they need it. Informed by humidity sensors, the system will dispense water from the water tank just when required to promote healthy plant growth while not wasting water.
The Sensopee IoT device is 100% solar powered meaning the Canopee requires no connection to mains water or electricity. When your water tank runs low, you will automatically receive an email to trigger a refill.
The Horticulture Experience
To best suit the various climates and microclimates that can be found around Australia and fine-tune the alchemy of what makes a successful project in the long term, we are constantly trialling new plants (natives and non-natives), new soil mixes and new fertilisation regimes.
We surround ourselves with local horticulture experts to ensure our decision-making is informed by proven locally attuned knowledge.