Gibus Pergolas in Lazio: Models, Awnings and Installation

Michelessi sells and installs Gibus pergolas from Aprilia, on the Via Pontina at km 45.350, across the whole of Lazio: the louvred bioclimatic pergolas Movie, Velvet, Velvet Plus, Varia, Twist, Joy and Sway, the photovoltaic Energy Pergola, the inclined and 90° retractable-fabric pergolas, folding-arm awnings, zip screens and sliding glass walls. We have worked stone since 1976, and our technical office draws the pergola in the same 3D design as the stone outdoor kitchen, the paving and the pool; our own team carries out the installation.

Here you find Gibus models, enclosures and accessories with the figures declared by the manufacturer, the planning rules and the service. The full department is on Bioclimatic pergolas, awnings and enclosures; the comparison of the three brands we work with is in Gibus vs KE vs Pratic. The other two brands have their own pages: KE Outdoor Design and Pratic.

Gibus is an Italian manufacturer of bioclimatic pergolas, fabric pergolas, awnings and glass walls based in Saccolongo, in the province of Padua. According to the history published on its own website, the company started in 1982 with Progettotenda, which made insect screens and roller and vertical awnings; the Gibus brand was born in 1987 and since 2012 the activities have belonged to Gibus SpA, which presents itself as «The Sun Factory». According to the manufacturer, its products are designed and made in Italy at the Padua headquarters, the company is certified ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, and the aluminium is painted in Qualicoat-certified plants and pre-treated with the Seaside process for better resistance and durability over time.

A Gibus bioclimatic pergola is a structure in painted aluminium with a roof of louvres, adjustable or retractable depending on the model: adjustable louvres, when open, let air and light through; tilted, they give shade; closed, they keep the rain off, and the water runs off through integrated downpipes. Retractable louvres gather up and leave the sky open. This is the range, with the subtitles used by Gibus.

Among the patents declared by Gibus for its bioclimatic pergolas, depending on the model, are the Blade Seal gaskets between one louvre and the next for water and air tightness, and the Safe Blade system that stops and reverses the louvres if they meet a foreign object. Wind and snow-load classes for the bioclimatic models are not stated on the manufacturer's web pages: we read them in the technical documentation of the chosen model and write them into the quotation.

Adjustable or retractable louvres: which Gibus to choose

For open sky above the table you need the retractable louvres of Velvet, Velvet Plus or Sway; to adjust light and shade the adjustable louvres of Movie, Varia, Twist and Joy are enough. If you plan side enclosures, Varia and Velvet Plus carry them built in. The shared principles are in Bioclimatic pergola: what it is and how it works.

Which Gibus configuration for which space

Gibus offers the bioclimatic pergola free-standing on four or six posts, wall-mounted at the side on three posts, wall-mounted at the front on two or four posts, and several modules side by side. The wall-mounted versions rest against the wall of the house and suit terraces and porches; the free-standing one stands alone in the garden, next to the pool and the outdoor kitchen; several modules side by side cover a long surface. Where it snows, as in the hills of the Castelli Romani and Ciociaria, it matters that Varia and Twist can have the Snow melt system, which heats the louvres. The differences between wall-mounted and free-standing versions, with sizes, are in Wall-mounted and free-standing pergolas.

Gibus bioclimatic pergolas close at the sides with two systems declared by the manufacturer: the zip screens of the Click Zip line and the sliding glass walls. The zip screen has its fabric guided in side rails with a zip and the Mag Lock magnetic catch in the front bar, for wind resistance; the fabrics are blackout, micro-perforated shading, transparent (the Cristal fabric, for winter) or insect mesh, and depending on the box type a screen reaches up to seven metres in width. The sliding glass walls use toughened glass, extra-clear or frosted, with an anodised aluminium track and, according to Gibus, noise reduction of up to 19 dB; the VEPA glass walls, with 10 or 12 mm safety glass, straight or angled, can also be fitted to existing porches.

A movable, transparent enclosure remains a protection from wind and rain; if it closes every side permanently, the pergola must be checked with the Council. We explain this in Pergola enclosures: sliding glass walls and zip screens.

Besides the bioclimatic models, Gibus makes pergolas with a retractable PVC fabric roof, manual or motorised, from the pergotenda family. The wall-mounted inclined pergolas Quadra, Viva, Jeans and Luce have a three-layer blackout, waterproof fabric carried on cross-profiles, in one, two or three modules. The 90° pergolas Azimut, Zenit and Lani have a fabric roof with curved cross-profiles that carry water to the gutter integrated in the frame: Azimut builds fabric enclosures and glass walls into the structure, Zenit takes zip enclosures and glass walls, Lani is the minimal model. The differences from a bioclimatic pergola are in Retractable-fabric pergolas; if you are still deciding between a bioclimatic pergola, a pergotenda, a canopy, a gazebo or a veranda, the guide Bioclimatic pergola vs pergotenda, gazebo and veranda compares them side by side.

Gibus also makes the awnings we install on balconies, terraces and glazed fronts; the maximum sizes are those declared by the manufacturer.

Nivo+ is the tension awning with an independent frame, with front legs and a telescopic leg: we treat it in this family and not among the fabric pergolas. According to Gibus all its fabrics are flame-retardant, most of them screen 80 to 90 per cent of the heat and all comply with the European REACH regulation. Types, condominium rules and colours are in Folding-arm, drop and cassette awnings.

Energy Pergola is the Gibus bioclimatic pergola with photovoltaic panels built into the roof: according to the manufacturer it connects to the house's photovoltaic system, whether net-metering, with storage or hybrid. Gibus supplies pergola and panels; connection, inverter and grid-operator paperwork fall to a qualified electrician, whom we coordinate in the project. More in Photovoltaic pergolas.

Gibus bioclimatic pergolas are operated with the remote control supplied and with the Gibus Connect app; with sun, rain and wind sensors the product responds on its own to the weather. The accessories declared by the manufacturer:

• Dimmable LED lighting: spots in the louvres, perimeter spots in the gutter, RGB strip.
• Snow melt system: louvre heating against settling snow, for Varia and Twist.
• Misting system: patented misting nozzles for the hottest days.
• Heaters and a Bluetooth audio system, with a base unit and peripherals of two speakers each.
• Pedana Deck, laid without fixing to the ground, and Tenda Soft, a draped curtain in Parà Tempotest fabric.
• Colours: Gibus declares thirty colours in its range for glass walls, awnings and screens, with anthracite RAL 7016 in sablé, matt or satin finish; we match the pergola's tone to the stone of the kitchen and the paving.

The Gibus website publishes some projects in Lazio, for example a house at Olgiata, a terrace in Rome, a villa at Spigno Saturnia and a restaurant in Formia: they are the manufacturer's projects, not ours, and they show how the models sit in real houses and venues. How we work in your area is on our area pages: Rome, Latina, Aprilia, Pomezia and Ardea.

The difference between Michelessi and a pergola installer is that we are stonemasons: the Gibus pergola is born in the same drawing as the outdoor kitchen, the paving and the pool. In the 3D design we decide together where the posts fall relative to the hob, where the downpipes discharge relative to the stone paving, how the firebrick barbecue draws its smoke out through the louvres and which Gibus finish sits well next to a worktop in granite, quartzite, sintered stone or marble. The kitchen is outdoor furniture: if the pergola is closed on every side or services are fixed in place, we first ask the council technician for an opinion. The method is in Outdoor kitchen under a pergola, the kitchens in Outdoor kitchens, the materials in Paving and Pools.

A Gibus pergola with movable louvres or a retractable fabric roof, attached or annexed to the house and without permanent enclosures, in many cases falls under Italy's «edilizia libera» (works needing no planning title) introduced by the Salva Casa decree (article 6 of Presidential Decree 380/2001, letter b-ter), but it is not an automatic green light: the municipal building regulations, the landscape restriction, distances and, in a condominium, the building rules still apply. We carry out these checks ourselves, at the design stage, before ordering. The full conditions and the case law are in Permits for pergolas in Italy and, for terraces, in Pergola on a condominium terrace.

Gibus lists as solar shading products that may qualify for Italian tax deductions its bioclimatic and retractable-fabric pergolas, folding-arm, drop and tension awnings and zip screens, and for every product it issues the manufacturer's declaration, to be kept with the file. The deduction is not automatic: the ENEA requirements and the rates in force are in Tax deductions for awnings and pergolas in Italy, to be checked with your accountant.

Our own installation team services the Gibus pergolas we install, from Aprilia, throughout Lazio: louvre adjustment, sensors, motors, screen fabrics, glass walls. Spare parts are ordered from the manufacturer, stating the model and configuration of your pergola; the hologram code the product carries is used for the manufacturer's declaration. We state the manufacturer's guarantee in the quotation, with the conditions of the use and maintenance manual we hand over with the pergola. What to do in strong wind, snow and hail is in Bioclimatic pergola maintenance: wind, snow and winter.

In our showroom in Aprilia, on the Via Pontina at km 45.350, between Rome and Latina, we go through the Gibus catalogues and finishes with you next to the stone slabs for the kitchen and the paving, and we show you the design in 3D. The path is the same for every brand (site survey, design, installation by our own team, service) and is set out in full in Bespoke pergolas: survey, 3D design and installation; below are the steps that change when you choose Gibus. What the price depends on, without figures, is explained in How much does a bioclimatic pergola cost?.

The site survey and the quotation are free. Write or call us: Michelessi SRL, Via Pontina km 45.350, Aprilia (Latina); phone and WhatsApp +39 06 9275383.

1. Free site survey and choice of the Gibus family
   We come to your home, in Rome, Latina or anywhere in Lazio, and measure dimensions, fixings, exposure to sun and wind, water drainage and the condition of the terrace or garden; then we decide with you whether you need a louvred bioclimatic pergola, a fabric pergola or an awning.
2. 3D design with model, colour and enclosures
   Our technical office draws the chosen Gibus model in the same design as the stone outdoor kitchen, the paving and the pool, and shows you colour, lighting and enclosures in 3D.
3. Checks on planning rules, condominium and restrictions
   We check whether the pergola falls under «edilizia libera», the municipal regulations, landscape restrictions, distances and the condominium rules. We tell you before ordering.
4. Choice of model and order with the manufacturer
   You choose between Movie, Velvet, Velvet Plus, Varia, Twist, Joy, Sway or Energy Pergola, the colour from the Gibus range, the enclosures and the accessories; we place the made-to-measure order with Gibus.
5. Installation by our own team and testing
   The same team installs structure, kitchen and paving, tests motors, sensors and lights and hands over the use and maintenance manual, pointing out the product's hologram code.
6. Service over the years
   For adjustments, spare parts and maintenance you call us in Aprilia: we work throughout Lazio with the team that fitted the pergola.

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