There’s an awning gap between the wide shady spaces of the streets of the past and cities we live in today. James Cottam wants them back.
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.Australia’s cities were once home to commercial buildings with wide verandahs, which provided shade and ambience at street level and above. Not quite inside or outside, they were perfect places to stop for a natter, take in the street or have a beer.
Where these wide verandahs had been restored, including at the popular Newtown Hotel and in Adelaide’s East End on Rundle Street, the venues have gone off like a “frog in a sock”, he says. That led to other restaurants and venues restoring theirs. In May 1884, a visitor to Perth, Sam Frearson, was shocked to find opposition to balconies and verandahs, considering they provided shelter from the tropical sun.
Deep awnings blocked 100 per cent of radiant heat, improving the comfort level – the “feels like” indicator – by as much as 15 degrees, he said.Credit:”Without an awning, it is like a baking oven. Things would melt and perish, it was hard to see what was behind the glass. There are many benefits of having a long, deep verandah: it can be used for cooling or to have a nice glass of wine.”
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