Outdoor space that works
on a Tuesday in October.
We design and build outdoor environments for restaurants, clubs, multifamily properties and venues across Chicago’s western suburbs. The brief is usually the same whatever the building: a space that currently empties when the weather turns, and needs to stop doing that.
Who we build for
Restaurants and bars
Patio seating that goes unused in rain, wind, cold evenings or mosquito season is seating you are paying rent on. Louvered roofs and retractable screens give your team control over the space rather than leaving it to the forecast.
Golf and country clubs
Clubs compete on experience. A covered dining terrace or clubhouse patio that holds up for events and daily member use is an asset that gets booked, not just admired.
Apartments, condos and HOAs
Residents expect more than a grill and a slab. We design amenity environments that property management can actually maintain, using repeatable layouts that work across a phased or multi-property rollout.
Venues and campuses
Event spaces and corporate campuses need outdoor areas that work on a schedule. That means covered, lit, and usable on the date already in the calendar.
What goes into one
A commercial outdoor environment is rarely a single product. The projects that work combine surface, structure, enclosure and comfort into one plan rather than bolting on a system at a time.
Structural decking
TimberTech composite and PVC surfaces on steel framing for dining terraces, amenity decks, elevated platforms and rooftop space.
Louvered roof systems
Adjustable aluminum roofs that handle sun, rain and heat, so the decision to seat outside stops being a gamble. See shade and cover.
Paver hardscape
Techo-Bloc patios, plazas, retaining walls and grade transitions built for commercial foot traffic. See hardscapes.
Retractable screens
Fenetex motorized screens for insects, wind, privacy and seasonal enclosure. See screens and enclosures.
Kitchens, bars and service
Outdoor kitchens, bar builds, prep surfaces, refrigeration and service stations designed around how your staff actually move.
Lighting, heat and comfort
Integrated lighting, radiant heat, fans and AV. This is usually what turns a summer space into a shoulder-season one.
What makes a commercial build different
It has to survive use, not just weather
A residential deck sees a family. A restaurant patio sees hundreds of chairs dragged across it every week. Specification changes accordingly, and so does the framing underneath.
You cannot close for a month
Phasing and sequencing matter more than raw speed. We plan the build around your operating calendar, and we would rather tell you in design that the timeline is tight than discover it in July.
More parties have to say yes
Owners, boards, operators, landlords and the village all have a view. The 3D model from the design phase is what gets everyone looking at the same thing, which is usually what unblocks the decision.
Permits are a different conversation
Commercial work brings accessibility, occupancy and sometimes health department requirements that residential does not. We pull the permits and we would rather find the constraint early than build to it twice.
The process is the same one we run on every project. Align to establish what the space has to do, Create to design and price it, Execute to build it. It is the A.C.E. Method, and on commercial work the Align phase usually takes longer, because there are more people in the room.
Commercial questions
What does a commercial project cost?
We publish price bands on every residential service page, and we deliberately do not publish one here. Commercial scope runs from enclosing a single patio to a phased rollout across several properties, and any band wide enough to be honest would be useless to you. What we will do is give you a real range on the first call, before anyone spends anything.
Do you work with our architect or general contractor?
Yes, and often. We can take the outdoor scope as a trade on a larger project, or design and build it end to end. Tell us which on the first call so we scope it correctly.
Can you phase the work across seasons or budget years?
Yes. Phasing is normal on club and multifamily work. We design the whole environment once so the phases fit together, then build it in the order your budget and calendar allow.
Can you repeat a design across multiple properties?
Yes. For management companies running several sites, designing a repeatable system once and rolling it out is usually faster and cheaper than treating each property as a new project.
What is the warranty on commercial work?
The same structure as residential: manufacturer coverage on materials and our own one year workmanship warranty from final walkthrough. Full detail on the warranties page.
Start with the space,
not the structure
Tell us what the space has to do and when you need it doing it. We will tell you honestly whether it is a fit, what it is likely to run, and what the calendar looks like.
Book a Discovery CallAce of Decks · Aurora, IL · (630) 354-8887 · Commercial work across DuPage, Kane and Will counties and the surrounding Chicago suburbs.
