Summer houses need protection

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. .. from hurricanes

. . . from the sun

which have inflicted major damage

to summer colonies on the East Coast in recent years.

Triangular structures like this little beach house

are almost indestructible

in heavy storms.

Designer: Andrew Geller.

. . . and from the winter

locking up a summer house for the winter is a major problem, because summer houses tend to have large openings

that need to be covered. This cottage, by Architects Campbell & Wong, shows one neat solution: plywood doors that slide across the glass and protect it through the winter months.

which can become a serious menace to vacationists.

Here designer Peter Copeland used canvas panels in different bright colors to serve as sun shades for his porch.

Photos: Morley Baer