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Shade wings from Transformit, Gorham,
Maine, designed by owner Cindy Thompson
with longtime and frequent partner Charles
Duvall of Duvall Design, are growing in
popularity for homes as well as public
buildings. Photo: Transformit.

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would provide shade as well. Other
structures such as covered art
courtyards and a covered amphitheater
were also needed.
With longtime and frequent partner
Charles Duvall of Duvall Design,
Transformit came up with a number of
solutions, including five-point wings,
four-sided diamonds stretched from
roof to roof, and retractable roofs that
can connect two roofs.
The issue, not surprisingly, was
the price point. " Price point is
really tough for these schools, " says
Thompson. " Not having a ton of
money is one of the real challenges of
doing work with public schools. But
we're not going to do cheap stuff that
is going to blow away. Our challenge
was to make them something
substantial at their price point.
It was a killer to do, but we did it. "
Later in the summer, the school
district asked for further four-point

shade wings that could come down and
be stored away in summer and winter.
" To make this a reasonable task for
school facilities staff, we fabricated
and installed the wings with removal
and re-installation in mind, " says
Thompson. " The aluminum poles and
lightweight wings are easy to remove
and store while the four anchor stakes
and the base pads for the two poles
can all remain in-ground below grade
year-round. "
In addition, as the weather grew
colder and everyone moved inside,
Transformit saw an increased interest
in social screens-lightweight movable
walls than can be used to divide large
spaces and create smaller congregation
areas for schools, museums, events and
the hospitality industry.
" These walls are beautiful and don't
require tripping hazards to stand on
their own, " says Thompson. " They are
lightweight, can have wheels and even



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