The courtyard with two different privacy problems

Do not let one good July afternoon approve a permanent object.

This is the annual vote. The same proposed screen, awning, pergola, move or planting change is held fixed while the engine re-runs the property in winter, spring, summer and autumn.

Reading point

Use

Clock hour: 5:00 PM

The hour is intentionally held constant. This isolates seasonal geometry instead of letting a different clock time flatter the proposal.

The year, in one line

Everything below is about a change. Before that, it is worth knowing what the place already does — the hours it is open, month by month, on one page you can put on a fridge.

Operating hours card

Before a permanent change gets to win

Make January, April, July and October vote on it.

These are the exact same proposed objects re-run through the engine in four seasons. A summer fix that steals winter sun cannot hide inside one July afternoon.

Same geometry · four seasons

Change	Jan	Apr	Jul	Oct	Seasons it helps	Year verdict
A 6 ft 10 in screen 9 ft 1 in from the seat The status does not move in any sampled season.	No No → No	Works Works → Works	No No → No	Works Works → Works	0 of 4	weak
An evergreen hedge to about 6 ft 9 in The status does not move in any sampled season.	No No → No	Works Works → Works	No No → No	Works Works → Works	0 of 4	weak
A tree between the seat and East upstairs window The status does not move in any sampled season.	No No → No	Works Works → Works	No No → No	Works Works → Works	0 of 4	weak
Two low shielded lights instead of one high one The status does not move in any sampled season.	No No → No	Works Works → Works	No No → No	Works Works → Works	0 of 4	weak
Move the table 6 ft 7 in north-east The status does not move in any sampled season.	No No → No	Works Works → Works	No No → No	Works Works → Works	0 of 4	weak
A second seat 19 ft 8 in north-east The status does not move in any sampled season.	No No → No	Works Works → Works	No No → No	Works Works → Works	0 of 4	weak

What changes by season

A 6 ft 10 in screen 9 ft 1 in from the seat

January: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.

July: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.

October: Works → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.

An evergreen hedge to about 6 ft 9 in

January: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.

July: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.

October: Works → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.

A tree between the seat and East upstairs window

January: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.

July: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.

October: Works → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.

Two low shielded lights instead of one high one

January: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is privacy exposure; direct-sun reading +0.

July: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.

October: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is privacy exposure; direct-sun reading +0.

Move the table 6 ft 7 in north-east

January: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is privacy exposure; direct-sun reading +0.

July: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.

October: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is privacy exposure; direct-sun reading +0.

A second seat 19 ft 8 in north-east

January: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is privacy exposure; direct-sun reading +0.

July: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.

October: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is privacy exposure; direct-sun reading +0.

Draw this change

The same change, four times a year

A 6 ft 10 in screen 9 ft 1 in from the seat, drawn at 5:00 PM on the four days the vote reads. The top row is the place as it is; the bottom row has the change in it.

To scale · to the measurements given

The drawings, in a table

A 6 ft 10 in screen 9 ft 1 in from the seat, as the place is and with the change, at 5:00 PM on four days.
Day	Sun	As it is	With the change	Hours
15 January	Down	No	No	Not claimed
15 April	27° up, W	Works	Works	Not claimed
15 July	36° up, W	No	No	Not claimed
15 October	11° up, SW	Works	Works	Not claimed

The year as it is

Works
Tight
No
Unanswered

Rings run from 7 am at the centre to 9 pm at the edge. Schematic: A shape of the facts, not a picture of a particular date or a measured outline. Each month is its 15th, not a promise about the other days.

Reading chair is open for reading for an hour 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, December to January. It opens at different hours February, March to April, May, September, October and November. Shut June to August.

December to January: open 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. What it feels like is what closes it.
February: open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. What it feels like is what closes it.
March to April: open 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. What it feels like is what closes it.
May: open 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. What it feels like is what closes it.
June to August: shut for reading for an hour. What it feels like is what stops it.
September: open 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. What it feels like is what closes it.
October: open 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. What it feels like is what closes it.
November: open 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. What it feels like is what closes it.

The shut months are shut for one reason: what it feels like. That is the thing to change if you want the season longer, and it is a different job from making the open months better.

The same year as a table

Month	Open	Usable hours	What decides it
January 15	12:00 PM–2:00 PM	2 h	What it feels like closes it
February 15	10:00 AM–4:00 PM	6 h	What it feels like closes it
March 15	10:00 AM–6:00 PM	8 h	What it feels like closes it
April 15	9:00 AM–7:00 PM	10 h
May 15	9:00 AM–10:00 AM	1 h	What it feels like closes it
June 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
July 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
August 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
September 15	9:00 AM–10:00 AM	1 h	What it feels like closes it
October 15	9:00 AM–7:00 PM	10 h	What it feels like closes it
November 15	9:00 AM–4:00 PM	7 h	What it feels like closes it
December 15	11:00 AM–3:00 PM	4 h	What it feels like closes it

The year with a 6 ft 10 in screen 9 ft 1 in from the seat

Works
Tight
No
Unanswered

Rings run from 7 am at the centre to 9 pm at the edge. Schematic: A shape of the facts, not a picture of a particular date or a measured outline. Each month is its 15th, not a promise about the other days.

Reading chair is open for reading for an hour 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, December to January. It opens at different hours February, March to April, May, September, October and November. Shut June to August.

December to January: open 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. What it feels like is what closes it.
February: open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. What it feels like is what closes it.
March to April: open 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. What it feels like is what closes it.
May: open 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. What it feels like is what closes it.
June to August: shut for reading for an hour. What it feels like is what stops it.
September: open 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. What it feels like is what closes it.
October: open 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. What it feels like is what closes it.
November: open 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. What it feels like is what closes it.

The shut months are shut for one reason: what it feels like. That is the thing to change if you want the season longer, and it is a different job from making the open months better.

The same year as a table

Month	Open	Usable hours	What decides it
January 15	12:00 PM–2:00 PM	2 h	What it feels like closes it
February 15	10:00 AM–4:00 PM	6 h	What it feels like closes it
March 15	10:00 AM–6:00 PM	8 h	What it feels like closes it
April 15	9:00 AM–7:00 PM	10 h
May 15	9:00 AM–10:00 AM	1 h	What it feels like closes it
June 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
July 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
August 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
September 15	9:00 AM–10:00 AM	1 h	What it feels like closes it
October 15	9:00 AM–7:00 PM	10 h	What it feels like closes it
November 15	9:00 AM–4:00 PM	7 h	What it feels like closes it
December 15	11:00 AM–3:00 PM	4 h	What it feels like closes it

Annual shortlist

6 exact proposals re-tested

A 6 ft 10 in screen 9 ft 1 in from the seat

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

January: No → No · April: Works → Works · July: No → No · October: Works → Works

An evergreen hedge to about 6 ft 9 in

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

January: No → No · April: Works → Works · July: No → No · October: Works → Works

A tree between the seat and East upstairs window

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

January: No → No · April: Works → Works · July: No → No · October: Works → Works

Two low shielded lights instead of one high one

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

January: No → No · April: Works → Works · July: No → No · October: Works → Works

Move the table 6 ft 7 in north-east

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

January: No → No · April: Works → Works · July: No → No · October: Works → Works

A second seat 19 ft 8 in north-east

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

January: No → No · April: Works → Works · July: No → No · October: Works → Works