The seat beside the driveway
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.
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.
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 score.
| Change | Jan | Apr | Jul | Oct | Average | Year verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A drawable outdoor curtain It helps in every sampled season; the weakest gain is +5. | +31 69→100 | +69 21→90 | +5 33→38 | +74 26→100 | +45 | robust |
| Face the seating east It helps in every sampled season; the weakest gain is +5. | +31 69→100 | +17 21→38 | +5 33→38 | +49 26→75 | +26 | robust |
| A 6.9 ft panel to the west It earns its keep in 3 seasons and is roughly neutral in the rest. | +31 69→100 | +72 21→93 | +0 33→33 | +74 26→100 | +44 | seasonal |
| A 13.8 ft umbrella It earns its keep in 2 seasons and is roughly neutral in the rest. | +0 69→69 | +79 21→100 | +5 33→38 | +3 26→29 | +22 | seasonal |
| A 11.5 ft awning It earns its keep in 2 seasons and is roughly neutral in the rest. | +0 69→69 | +79 21→100 | +5 33→38 | +2 26→28 | +22 | seasonal |
| A deciduous tree 16.4 ft west of the seat It earns its keep in 2 seasons and is roughly neutral in the rest. | +0 69→69 | +6 21→27 | +5 33→38 | +0 26→26 | +3 | seasonal |
What changes by season
January: tight 69 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -88.
April: no 21 → works 90; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading -88.
July: no 33 → no 38; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading -88.
October: no 26 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -88.
January: tight 69 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
April: no 21 → no 38; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
July: no 33 → no 38; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
October: no 26 → tight 75; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
January: tight 69 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -92.
April: no 21 → works 93; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading -92.
July: no 33 → no 33; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
October: no 26 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -92.
January: tight 69 → tight 69; after the change the controlling issue is glare; direct-sun reading +0.
April: no 21 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -93.
July: no 33 → no 38; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading -93.
October: no 26 → no 29; after the change the controlling issue is glare; direct-sun reading +0.
January: tight 69 → tight 69; after the change the controlling issue is glare; direct-sun reading +0.
April: no 21 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -95.
July: no 33 → no 38; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading -95.
October: no 26 → no 28; after the change the controlling issue is glare; direct-sun reading +0.
January: tight 69 → tight 69; after the change the controlling issue is glare; direct-sun reading +0.
April: no 21 → no 27; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading -17.
July: no 33 → no 38; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading -74.
October: no 26 → no 26; after the change the controlling issue is glare; direct-sun reading +0.
Annual shortlist
6 exact proposals re-testedA drawable outdoor curtain
robustIt helps in every sampled season; the weakest gain is +5.
Best seasonal delta +74; worst +5; four-season average +45.
Face the seating east
robustIt helps in every sampled season; the weakest gain is +5.
Best seasonal delta +49; worst +5; four-season average +26.
A 6.9 ft panel to the west
seasonalIt earns its keep in 3 seasons and is roughly neutral in the rest.
Best seasonal delta +74; worst +0; four-season average +44.
A 13.8 ft umbrella
seasonalIt earns its keep in 2 seasons and is roughly neutral in the rest.
Best seasonal delta +79; worst +0; four-season average +22.
A 11.5 ft awning
seasonalIt earns its keep in 2 seasons and is roughly neutral in the rest.
Best seasonal delta +79; worst +0; four-season average +22.
A deciduous tree 16.4 ft west of the seat
seasonalIt earns its keep in 2 seasons and is roughly neutral in the rest.
Best seasonal delta +6; worst +0; four-season average +3.