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.
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 deciduous tree 16.4 ft west of the seat It earns its keep in 3 seasons and is roughly neutral in the rest. | +0 41→41 | +16 84→100 | +5 36→41 | +6 94→100 | +7 | seasonal |
| Move the table 6.6 ft east The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 41→41 | +0 84→84 | +0 36→36 | +0 94→94 | +0 | weak |
| A second seat 19.7 ft east The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 41→41 | +0 84→84 | +0 36→36 | +0 94→94 | +0 | weak |
| Sit under The balcony above The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 41→41 | +0 84→84 | +0 36→36 | +0 94→94 | +0 | weak |
| Two 8.2 ft parasols instead of one The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 41→41 | +0 84→84 | +0 36→36 | +0 94→94 | +0 | weak |
| A 9.8 ft umbrella The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 41→41 | +0 84→84 | +0 36→36 | +0 94→94 | +0 | weak |
What changes by season
January: no 41 → no 41; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 84 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
July: no 36 → no 41; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
October: works 94 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
January: no 41 → no 41; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 84 → works 84; after the change the controlling issue is wind; direct-sun reading +0.
July: no 36 → no 36; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
October: works 94 → works 94; after the change the controlling issue is wind; direct-sun reading +0.
January: no 41 → no 41; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 84 → works 84; after the change the controlling issue is wind; direct-sun reading +0.
July: no 36 → no 36; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
October: works 94 → works 94; after the change the controlling issue is wind; direct-sun reading +0.
January: no 41 → no 41; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 84 → works 84; after the change the controlling issue is wind; direct-sun reading +0.
July: no 36 → no 36; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
October: works 94 → works 94; after the change the controlling issue is wind; direct-sun reading +0.
January: no 41 → no 41; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 84 → works 84; after the change the controlling issue is wind; direct-sun reading +0.
July: no 36 → no 36; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
October: works 94 → works 94; after the change the controlling issue is wind; direct-sun reading +0.
January: no 41 → no 41; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 84 → works 84; after the change the controlling issue is wind; direct-sun reading +0.
July: no 36 → no 36; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
October: works 94 → works 94; after the change the controlling issue is wind; direct-sun reading +0.
Annual shortlist
6 exact proposals re-testedA deciduous tree 16.4 ft west of the seat
seasonalIt earns its keep in 3 seasons and is roughly neutral in the rest.
Best seasonal delta +16; worst +0; four-season average +7.
Move the table 6.6 ft east
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +0; worst +0; four-season average +0.
A second seat 19.7 ft east
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +0; worst +0; four-season average +0.
Sit under The balcony above
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +0; worst +0; four-season average +0.
Two 8.2 ft parasols instead of one
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +0; worst +0; four-season average +0.
A 9.8 ft umbrella
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +0; worst +0; four-season average +0.