A radial picnic shelter can be arrayed to create a self-balancing shade canopy. Architecture and structure by Endrestudio. Landscape by MKSK. Render by Brick Visual.
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The structure's cantilevered canopy and canted column work together in a delicate balancing act, carefully positioning the structure's center of gravity to minimize overturning.
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Units can be combined in a polar array to provide various shelter sizes.
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