Drop Awning
The drop awning — vertical sun and privacy screening for windows, doors, and facades.
Privacy. Glare. Heat. Resolved.
Where the arm awning projects shade horizontally over a terrace, the drop awning screens vertically — deploying fabric down the face of a window, door, or glazed panel to manage glare, reduce solar gain, and create privacy without blocking light or ventilation entirely. It is the correct solution for windows and openings where projection is not possible or appropriate, and for west-facing elevations where low-angle afternoon sun enters at a height that no overhead shade can address. Fabric is available in varying openness factors, from near-opaque privacy screening to open-weave solar fabrics that reduce glare while maintaining the view and admitting daylight.
PRODUCT DETAIL
The drop awning operates on a vertical axis — a motorised cassette at the head of the opening deploys fabric on guide arms or guide cables, holding the fabric flat against the building face and managing its angle of deployment. Guide cable systems suit taller openings with a requirement for minimal visual intrusion; guide arm systems suit wider openings where lateral stability is required. Fabric choice is central to the performance of the drop awning: open-weave solar fabrics at 3–10% openness factor reduce glare and solar gain while preserving the view; solid or near-solid fabrics provide privacy screening and full solar protection. All fabrics are UV-stabilised, solution-dyed for colour fastness, and rated for exterior use.
Available in:
- Vertical screening — addresses low-angle sun that no overhead shade can resolve, particularly on west-facing elevations
- Guide cable or guide arm systems — cable for minimal visual intrusion on tall openings; arms for lateral stability on wider spans
- Variable openness fabric — from 3% open-weave for view-through solar screening to solid for full privacy and blackout
- Motorised deployment — cassette at the head of the opening, no exposed guide rails at the base
- UV-stabilised fabrics — solution-dyed acrylic for colour-fastness across years of exterior exposure
- Coordinated hardware — cassette and arm or cable hardware in full RAL powder-coat range
⚡ INTELLIGENT CONTROL — The drop awning’s vertical travel makes it particularly suited to sun-tracking automation. A sun sensor can trigger deployment when the solar angle on a given elevation reaches a set threshold, managing glare and heat at the window before it becomes apparent inside — and retracting when the sun moves off the elevation without the need to monitor it. For buildings with multiple drop awnings on a south or west facade, group automation means the entire elevation responds simultaneously, creating a coherent shading condition without operating each screen individually.