The balcony that is only good before nine

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 deciduous tree 16 ft 5 in south-west of 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
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 south-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
Sit under The balcony above 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 8 ft 2 in parasols instead of 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
A 9 ft 10 in umbrella 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 deciduous tree 16 ft 5 in south-west of 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.

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 wind; 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 wind; direct-sun reading +0.

A second seat 19 ft 8 in south-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 wind; 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 wind; direct-sun reading +0.

Sit under The balcony above

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 wind; 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 wind; direct-sun reading +0.

Two 8 ft 2 in parasols instead of 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 wind; 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 wind; direct-sun reading +0.

A 9 ft 10 in umbrella

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 wind; 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 wind; direct-sun reading +0.

Draw this change

The same change, four times a year

A deciduous tree 16 ft 5 in south-west of 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 deciduous tree 16 ft 5 in south-west of 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	26° up, W	Works	Works	Not claimed
15 July	34° up, W	No	No	Not claimed
15 October	10° up, W	Works	Works	Not claimed

The year as it is

Works
Tight
No
Unanswered

Rings run from 4 am at the centre to noon 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.

The morning chair is open for morning coffee 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM, May to September. It opens at different hours April and October. Shut November to March.

November to March: shut for morning coffee. What it feels like is what stops it.
April: open 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
May to September: open 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM. What it feels like is what closes it.
October: open 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

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	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
February 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
March 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
April 15	8:00 AM–10:00 AM	2 h
May 15	6:00 AM–10:00 AM	4 h
June 15	6:00 AM–10:00 AM	4 h
July 15	6:00 AM–9:00 AM	3 h	What it feels like closes it
August 15	6:00 AM–10:00 AM	4 h	What it feels like closes it
September 15	6:00 AM–10:00 AM	4 h
October 15	9:00 AM–10:00 AM	1 h
November 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
December 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it

The year with a deciduous tree 16 ft 5 in south-west of the seat

Works
Tight
No
Unanswered

Rings run from 4 am at the centre to noon 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.

The morning chair is open for morning coffee 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM, May to September. It opens at different hours April and October to November. Shut December to March.

December to March: shut for morning coffee. What it feels like is what stops it.
April: open 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
May to September: open 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM. What it feels like is what closes it.
October to November: open 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

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	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
February 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
March 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it
April 15	8:00 AM–10:00 AM	2 h
May 15	6:00 AM–10:00 AM	4 h
June 15	6:00 AM–10:00 AM	4 h	What it feels like closes it
July 15	6:00 AM–9:00 AM	3 h	What it feels like closes it
August 15	6:00 AM–10:00 AM	4 h	What it feels like closes it
September 15	6:00 AM–10:00 AM	4 h
October 15	8:00 AM–10:00 AM	2 h
November 15	9:00 AM–10:00 AM	1 h
December 15	shut	—	What it feels like stops it

Annual shortlist

6 exact proposals re-tested

A deciduous tree 16 ft 5 in south-west of the seat

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 south-east

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

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

Sit under The balcony above

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

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

Two 8 ft 2 in parasols instead of one

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

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

A 9 ft 10 in umbrella

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

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