How Pergolas Help you to Create Mood Boosting Outside Spaces

At Broadview, we know all about the benefits that having a warm, dry, light, and beautiful outside area can bring – especially when combined with one of our world-class pergola designs.

One of the great things about our pergolas is that they enable the use of al fresco dining space during the winter months – a luxury usually limited to the summer when temperatures are more eating-outside-friendly.

With this in mind, the Broadview team are taking a closer look at what it is exactly that creates a mood boosting dining space, and how our pergolas can help you to create it.

The science behind cheerful outside dining

Studies consistently show that being outside is good for our mental health, especially when it comes to exposure to Vitamin D from the sun and being immersed in nature. Having an outside space available for your customers to use all year round could undoubtedly see your establishment be the go-to place for that mood boosting lunch or cup of coffee.

European cities thrive on the al fresco dining scene with cobbled streets with quaint cafes lining either side. And who can blame them? When UK summers do heat up, beer gardens are absolutely swelling with customers taking advantage – the hospitality sector often experiences record numbers on these weekends.

While we unfortunately cannot bring these idyllic weather conditions to the winter – or, indeed, the summer months – in the UK, what we can do is provide bespoke, premium quality pergola designs that enable you to capture the essence of summer within your covered, al fresco dining space – and bring that mood-boosting environment to your café, hotel, or restaurant.

The essence of summer

A pergola from Broadview enables you to create the feel-good vibes of summer in your outside space. Here’s how:

Sunlight

With a Broadview pergola, you can choose from a comprehensive range of designs, each suited to varying requirements.

Combining our pergola with our glass panels, you can create large, floor-to-ceiling windows to ensure your customers can take advantage of any winter sunshine. By capturing the sunlight within your dining space, you can provide a bright, warm and pleasant customer experience.

The panels allow you to continue to take advantage of any views that your business may be blessed with, giving the customer an outdoor environment with the comfort of being inside, and maximising the use of your business’s best assets.

Glass pergolas are not the only option – Broadview builds a plethora of pergola solutions, using modern, innovative designs to take control of your al fresco dining experience.

For example, our B200 pergola includes a bladed roof with fully automatic louvres that rotate 130 degrees to regulate sunlight and temperature. Our pergolas also come with the addition of heaters, screens for additional shelter, and LED lighting to create a warm, cosy environment.

Plants and features

With your new Broadview pergola, you likely have far more control over the environment of your dining area, able to increase/decrease light levels, heat levels and more, depending on the model and the upgrades you go for.

This means there may be more opportunity to include plants in the dining area all year round, adding a further pleasant presence within.

If your pergola doesn’t provide all round cover, having hardy, outdoor plants integrated into the design of the space could still provide a similar affect. With heaters included, your customers will be covered.

Science tells us that the presence of plants in our businesses and homes provides a boost to positive feelings such as being relaxed – apart from being overtly lovely to look at of course!

In addition to plants, previous clients of ours have created outside areas with the addition of fountains, ponds, and fire pits, to help create that sense of relaxation.

Spacing

A Broadview pergola for your commercial premises can give your hospitality business extra space with which to seat customers all year round, which naturally increases capacity and potential revenue. But that additional spacing also gives you more opportunity to spread out your tables to create a sense of space and flow.

The dynamics of a dining area will have a great impact on how comfortable your customers feel on your premises. Extra space from a pergola allows you to create more space within the main restaurant, while potentially increasing light levels into the restaurant itself.

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At Broadview, we are extremely passionate about the potential of our product to benefit your commercial premises. With the above tips, you can create a dining space that people genuinely enjoy sitting in.

Our friendly team are always ready to answer any queries you may have – why not give us a call today, on 01202 679012.