Choosing the colours for your new shade structure can be daunting and it can feel like a lot of responsibility. Often, your structure will be placed next to existing buildings and infrastructure which cannot be changed. There are ways to achieve unity between the old and the new. These original buildings may be significantly older than your new structure and often, a completely different style, so choosing the right colour to achieve a cohesive look to your space is essential.
It can seem obvious to have every surrounding building and structure matching, and it does look very ordered and clean when we take this approach. This definitely works well in schools and other education environments. However, a successful outcome can also be achieved when we install a completely modern structure amongst quite traditional buildings and carefully choose a colour palette which blends the two. When you are driving through an older town, or suburb, you can see many examples of this. Classic, older homes with a thoroughly modern extension look amazing. Or a completely new building amidst original architecture in a streetscape can be striking and innovative. Many schools have beautiful, iconic buildings using materials like sandstone and including details like statues and monuments. We need to first choose the right structure for it to assimilate into your existing environment. Then, simply because a structure is new, it does not need to be bright, obvious or drastically different. So, we tie it to the area with a clever colour palette.
