Pergolas · Costa del Sol
Open the louvres for winter sun, close them for shade and light rain in summer.
The short answer
For villas on the Costa del Sol, an aluminium pergola with adjustable louvres (a bioclimatic pergola) is the most versatile choice: it gives shade in summer, lets sun in during winter and sheds rain. Made-to-measure wooden pergolas suit a more traditional style. Outdoor Living Spain designs and installs both, often over an outdoor kitchen.
With the louvres closed, the terrace stays usable at 3 pm in August.
Types of pergola
We help you choose at the site visit, with the sun, the wind and the view in front of us.
Motorised louvres that you turn with a remote: open for winter sun, closed for shade and light rain. Water drains through the posts.
A fixed frame with a retractable fabric roof or vertical blinds on the sides, for shade without the louvre system.
Made to measure in wood, for a more traditional villa or garden. Climbing plants or a fabric roof add shade.
Extras
Add them now or later; the frame is prepared for them. [CONFIRM: which extras you offer]
Built into the louvres or the frame, dimmable, so the terrace works after sunset.
Infrared heaters under the roof, for evenings from November to March.
Vertical zip screens against wind, low sun and insects. See blinds and screens.
Over an outdoor kitchen
Without shade, a kitchen on a south-facing terrace sits unused from noon to six. A pergola planned with the kitchen covers the cooking and the table, and leaves room for the grill to vent. See bespoke outdoor kitchens.
Free and without obligation. You get a 3D design of your kitchen before you decide anything.
Our work
Real pergolas our team designed and installed.
Kitchen bar under a louvred pergola
Los Flamingos, Benahavís
Louvred pergola over a rooftop kitchen
La Quinta, Benahavís
Rooftop lounge and kitchen bar under a pergola
Sierra Blanca, Marbella
Wooden pergola over a poolside kitchen
El Madroñal, Benahavís
★★★★★
“Great friendly service having fulfilled all my expectations of recent works required at my villa in Marbella.”
How it works
Three steps. You only decide after you have seen your kitchen in 3D and have a fixed price.
Free site visit. We come to your home, measure the space and ask how you like to cook and entertain.
3D design and fixed quote. You get a 3D design of your kitchen and a fixed price. Change it until it is right.
Built and installed. We manufacture the kitchen, install it and connect gas, water and electrics. You cook the same evening.
Free and without obligation. You get a 3D design of your kitchen before you decide anything.
Questions and answers
Permission, wind, rain and care.
Often yes, because a pergola with a roof counts as a structure. Many town halls ask for a declaración responsable or a minor works licence, and your community may have its own rules. [CONFIRM: do you handle the application?]
Yes, within its rating. Closed louvres shed rain into gutters in the posts, and the louvres open automatically or by remote when the wind is strong. [CONFIRM: wind rating of the models you install]
Aluminium needs almost no care and suits modern villas. Wood looks warmer but needs oiling or painting every few years.
[CONFIRM: typically X weeks from approved design to installation, including manufacture.]
[CONFIRM: brands]
Free site visit and 3D design
Book a free site visit. We measure your terrace, listen to how you want to use it and send you a 3D design with a fixed price.
