Pergolas · Collection

Framed in steel.

Architectural steel pergolas and outdoor-room framing. Clean welded sections that span wide and cantilever clear of posts, so you keep your views and your deck clear of legs, and tie into the architecture. We fabricate to your architect’s or engineer’s design, welded to their exact specifications, and make the steel structure only; the roof (louvres, slats or glass) is arranged separately through your builder. Engineered to New Zealand standards, with a PS3 producer statement from Bromley Steel when your project needs one.

Steel louvred pergola over an outdoor room at the Hallmark Homes Oakbridge showhome, Christchurch
Steel Pergola & Outdoor Rooms
Built for Hallmark Homes, Oakbridge showhome · Christchurch · Photography by Anna McLeod Photography
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Why steel, not aluminium

Fewer posts. Uninterrupted views.

Steel is far stronger than aluminium, so a single steel frame carries the same roof across a much wider span with fewer posts, and often none where a leg would get in the way. Where a standard aluminium kitset drops a post into the middle of your deck or across a sightline, we set slim steel columns at the edges and span the rest.

Clear the view, clear the deck

Wider spans let posts sit at the edges, or drop out entirely, so nothing blocks a view, a walkway or the middle of your deck.

Made to your size

Engineered to your exact terrace and roof, not trimmed to fit from a fixed kitset module.

Any colour

Powder-coated to any shade you choose to match your colour scheme, the most durable finish for a structural outdoor frame.

Structural steel pergolas & outdoor rooms

ARC fabricates structural steel pergolas and outdoor-room framing to your architect’s design and exact specifications, clean welded sections that span wide and cantilever clear of posts. We can also design and build to your brief. We supply the steel structure only; the roof (louvres, slats or glass) is arranged separately through your builder or supplier. Engineered to New Zealand standards, with a PS3 producer statement from Bromley Steel available when your project requires one, and made in Christchurch for Canterbury, Queenstown, Wānaka and Central Otago.

Do you supply the louvre roof?

No, ARC supplies the structural steel only. We design and build the steel frame to carry the roof of your choice; the louvres, slats or glass are arranged separately through your builder or a roofing supplier.

Are the pergolas engineered and certified?

Yes, every steel frame is engineered by Bromley Steel and built to stand against the southerly. Where your project needs building consent we can provide a PS3 producer statement for our fabrication; smaller structures that don't require consent won't need one.

Do you build beyond Christchurch?

Yes. We install throughout Canterbury, and deliver steel pergolas and outdoor rooms across the South Island.

Why choose steel over an aluminium kitset pergola?

Steel is much stronger than aluminium, so it spans further with fewer posts, keeping views and decks clear where a kitset would need a leg. Every steel pergola is also made to your exact size and finished in any colour, rather than a fixed kitset in a few stock shades.

Engineered by Bromley Steel

Three decades of structural steel, behind every weld.

ARC is the design studio of Bromley Steel. So every piece is backed by a commercial fabrication shop, certified welders and engineering sign-off. Beauty you can specify with confidence.