If you are designing a commercial or public space, you want to ensure that whatever you build is aesthetically pleasing and makes people want to spend time there. One way to accomplish this is by adding a pergola.

Adding a bold, inviting outdoor structure is a great way to add an exterior focal point to any space. If you are designing a shopping center, restaurant, or corporate building, you want people to feel good while there and encourage them to stay longer or return. 

That inviting atmosphere extends well beyond the walls of the building and includes the building’s exterior and the surrounding land. Using that outdoor space is an intelligent way to create something visually interesting that attracts attention and extends that inviting feeling outdoors.

Corporate Buildings

Have you ever been to an office building and been struck by how steely and soulless it all seems? That is why corporate buildings and offices are great candidates for an inviting outdoor structure like a pergola. The addition of an exterior structure benefits both the employees as well as visitors.

Walpole Outdoors worked with Bank of America to create this sweeping 60-foot radius pergola outside of their corporate office. This pergola creates a sizeable shaded area perfect for employees on breaks and at lunch and adds some much-needed visual interest to a steely corporate building.

Dog Parks

Pergolas are also a great choice, even when no building is in sight! For example, Walpole Outdoors supplied western red cedar kit pergolas to an east coast dog park to create shaded areas where people can rest and relax while watching their dogs play. 

Adding these structures encourages people to stay close, ensuring that dogs are continuously monitored. The addition of these structures also makes the park itself look better! Without the pergolas the dog park is just a piece of land with some benches – the pergolas define the space and attract more patrons.

Shopping Centers

If you are building or designing a shopping center or even one store, your goal is to drive customers in and keep them there as long as possible. One way to do this is by intelligently utilizing your exterior land.

A shaded seating area is a smart way to encourage shoppers to stick around longer. This New Hampshire shopping center features beautiful Walpole Outdoors radius pergolas paired with Adirondack chairs, establishing a central location.

Libraries & Government Buildings

Pergolas are excellent structures for many types of buildings, especially those that could use a little extra space. For example, adding a pergola to a library is a great way to extend the library itself! You can add tables, chairs, and even couches for patrons to utilize while they read and do their schoolwork.

This library used one of Walpole’s lovely kit pergolas to create an exterior space out front. This space is not only beneficial for the library, but it also adds much need charm and interest to the exterior of the property.

Functional Beauty

Sometimes, you need more than an outstanding exterior paint job and decent landscaping when designing a space. Many different spaces can genuinely benefit from a pergola's beauty and functionality.

The Walpole Difference

For 90 years, Walpole Outdoors has been designing and constructing beautiful outdoor structures that have enhanced and defined countless outdoor spaces. As a result, you can see beautiful Walpole pergolas at country clubs, colleges, shopping centers, corporate offices, high schools, universities, and countless private residences across the country.

Walpole creates iconic and timeless structures with the best materials and the most efficient process in the industry. Don’t know exactly what you are looking for? Then, Walpole will work with you to design the pergola or arbor of your dreams and make sure your next project is memorable.

In addition to design and construction, Walpole Outdoors is unmatched in quality. Each piece is crafted from the highest quality materials to ensure that your Walpole structure will look brand new for years to come.

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