Landscape & Urban Design Issue 24 2017 | Page 46

The New Outdoor Living Solution I Q Outdoor Living is an upcoming brand focusing on providing ways to allow home owners to maximise the use of their outdoor living spaces. Maximising the use of this space can easily be done by integrating high- end furniture and roofing solutions to allow home owners to use the space throughout the year, not just in the summer. One of the latest products from IQ Outdoor Living includes a range of pergolas by Pratic. One of the pergolas within this range is Opera which features a sleek and polished design. 46 Landscape & Urban Design This design is created by the integrated shading which covers the aluminium- made structure which can then be integrated with the Raso closures to meet the requirements of total weather protection. Raso is a vertical blind which can provide complete closure to the Opera pergola. This vertical blind is available with a transparent, screen or block out fabric, providing the desired protection from the elements and lighting as well as completely disappearing when closed. Raso closures can be made to fit all aluminium profiles. Pareo is also available to be integrated into either of the Opera or Vision aluminium profiles to block out lighting.Vision, the system comparable to IQ’s Umbris system, is the perfect solution to achieving the desired light and shade intensity due to its automated blades.