The hot tub that feels like a stage

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
Two 8 ft 2 in parasols instead of one The status improves in 2 of 4 seasons and does not get worse in the rest.	Works No → Works	Works Works → Works	Works Tight → Works	Works Works → Works	2 of 4	seasonal
A second seat 19 ft 8 in north-east The status does not move in any sampled season.	No No → No	Works Works → Works	Tight Tight → Tight	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	Tight Tight → Tight	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	Tight Tight → Tight	Works Works → Works	0 of 4	weak
Change The floodlight to a warmer lamp The status does not move in any sampled season.	No No → No	Works Works → Works	Tight Tight → Tight	Works Works → Works	0 of 4	weak
Shield The floodlight The status does not move in any sampled season.	No No → No	Works Works → Works	Tight Tight → Tight	Works Works → Works	0 of 4	weak

What changes by season

Two 8 ft 2 in parasols instead of one

January: No → Works; 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 -9.

July: Tight → Works; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading -94.

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

A second seat 19 ft 8 in north-east

January: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is light after dark; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +90.

July: Tight → Tight; 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 9 ft 10 in umbrella

January: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is light after dark; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -9.

July: Tight → Tight; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading -93.

October: Works → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -9.

Move the table 6 ft 7 in north-east

January: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is light after dark; direct-sun reading +0.

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

July: Tight → Tight; 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.

Change The floodlight to a warmer lamp

January: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is light after dark; direct-sun reading +0.

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

July: Tight → Tight; 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.

Shield The floodlight

January: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is light after dark; direct-sun reading +0.

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

July: Tight → Tight; 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.

Draw this change

The same change, four times a year

Two 8 ft 2 in parasols instead of one, 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

Two 8 ft 2 in parasols instead of one, 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	Works	Not claimed
15 April	30° up, W	Works	Works	Not claimed
15 July	39° up, W	Tight	Works	Not claimed
15 October	14° up, SW	Works	Works	Not claimed

The year as it is

Works
Tight
No
Unanswered

Rings run from 5 pm at the centre to 11 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.

In the tub is open for the hot tub after dark 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, March to September. Shut October to February.

October to February: shut for the hot tub after dark. Light after dark is what stops it.
March to September: open 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Light after dark is what closes it.

The shut months are shut for one reason: light after dark. 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	—	Light after dark stops it
February 15	shut	—	Light after dark stops it
March 15	7:00 PM–8:00 PM	1 h	Light after dark closes it
April 15	7:00 PM–8:00 PM	1 h	Light after dark closes it
May 15	7:00 PM–9:00 PM	2 h	Light after dark closes it
June 15	7:00 PM–9:00 PM	2 h	Light after dark closes it
July 15	7:00 PM–9:00 PM	2 h	Light after dark closes it
August 15	7:00 PM–9:00 PM	2 h	Light after dark closes it
September 15	7:00 PM–8:00 PM	1 h	Light after dark closes it
October 15	shut	—	Light after dark stops it
November 15	shut	—	Light after dark stops it
December 15	shut	—	Light after dark stops it

The year with two 8 ft 2 in parasols instead of one

Works
Tight
No
Unanswered

Rings run from 5 pm at the centre to 11 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.

In the tub is open for the hot tub after dark 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM, every month of the year.

All year: open 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM.

The same year as a table

Month	Open	Usable hours	What decides it
January 15	7:00 PM–11:00 PM	4 h
February 15	7:00 PM–11:00 PM	4 h
March 15	7:00 PM–11:00 PM	4 h
April 15	7:00 PM–11:00 PM	4 h
May 15	7:00 PM–11:00 PM	4 h
June 15	7:00 PM–11:00 PM	4 h
July 15	7:00 PM–11:00 PM	4 h
August 15	7:00 PM–11:00 PM	4 h
September 15	7:00 PM–11:00 PM	4 h
October 15	7:00 PM–11:00 PM	4 h
November 15	7:00 PM–11:00 PM	4 h
December 15	7:00 PM–11:00 PM	4 h

Annual shortlist

6 exact proposals re-tested

Two 8 ft 2 in parasols instead of one

seasonal

The status improves in 2 of 4 seasons and does not get worse in the rest.

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

Change The floodlight to a warmer lamp

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

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

Shield The floodlight

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

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