KE Outdoor Design

One of The Shade Shop’s most popular lines of retractable awnings is engineered by KE Outdoor Design, formerly known as KE Durasol.

KE motorized awnings are designed in Italy by experienced engineers and fashion designers and hand-assembled in the U.S.A. to your exact specifications. From modern cassettes and high-tech fabrics to fully automated controls, KE is often the brand of choice in awnings for Houston’s more modern residential homes, restaurants, and more.

KE awnings are a tailor-made creation for each application. To this end, we work closely with residential customers, designers, custom home builders, restaurant and bar owners, and architects throughout Houston and the surrounding area – anyone whose goal is to either expand their outdoor area and/or to enjoy their outdoor area more.

With multiple awning models and over 500 textiles with varying degrees of solar resistance from which to choose, we design each unique retractable awning to meet our customers’ functional and aesthetic goals. To better understand your options, below are the different KE retractable awning models and their key differences.

• Modern, lightweight full cassette awning – when retracted, you see only a round piece of metal that easily integrated into all styles of architecture
• Mounts easily on a wall or soffit
• Available in motorized or manual configurations
• LED lighting on the belt arms available on all projections
• Max width: 20’
• Max projection: 11’ 9”

• Another modern retractable awning for larger openings
• Max width: 26’ wide
• Max projection: 14’ 3”
• Available with full or semi-cassette design
• Optional manual drop valence for added sun protection

• A more traditional style awning with a valence & the most competitively priced awning in the KE lineup
• Creates shade wherever you need it – a doorway, patio, balcony, window
• Max width: 23’
• Max projection: 11’ 2”