Kamp Houston Project, Texas | 5,000 sq ft Motorized Retractable Pergola

Motorized retractable roof with built-in LED lights over the Kamp Houston yard at night
KAMP HOUSTON | 5,000 sq ft Motorized Retractable Pergola with Built-in LEDs
Motorized retractable roof with built-in LED lights over the Kamp Houston yard at night Covered event yard under the lit retractable pergola at night Red-orange steel pergola frame spanning the yard before the roof Primary and secondary steel beams sized to carry the retractable roof String Lights Outdoor crew assembling and staging pergola frames on site Installers fitting retractable roof modules onto the steel structure Ready-mix concrete truck pouring the engineered footings Anchor-bolt plate leveled into a concrete pad cut into the existing deck

Details

One of the largest motorized retractable pergolas in the U.S.: about 5,000 sq ft of retractable fabric roof, set roughly 30 feet high over the event yard at Kamp Houston on Westheimer Road. The goal was to turn an open-air party yard, at the mercy of Houston sun, heat and sudden storms, into an all-weather venue that can be booked rain or shine.

The project ran in two phases. Phase 1 (October 2024 to May 2025) put engineered footings, piers and anchor plates under every column, then a steel frame over the whole yard, painted in the venue's signature red-orange. Phase 2 added the motorized retractable fabric roof: Serge Ferrari fire-retardant fabrics driven by Somfy motors, with dimmable Samsung spot lights built in. Our own crew installed it in 12 days from delivery, and it was completed on December 28, 2025.

Info

  • Name: Kamp Houston, Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX
  • Year: October 2024 – December 2025
  • Category: Motorized Retractable Fabric System / Commercial Event Venue
  • Product: Motorized Retractable Fabric Roof with Samsung Spot Lights
  • Fabric: Serge Ferrari Fire-Retardant Fabrics
  • Motors: Somfy Motors with Wind and Rain Sensors
  • Controls: Dimmable Remote Control, Somfy TaHoma App and Bond App Integration
  • Size: Approx. 5,000 sq ft, about 30 ft high
  • Structure: Engineered Steel Columns and Beams, Red-Orange Finish
  • Foundations: Engineered Footings, Round Piers and Anchor-Bolt Plates
  • Engineering: Sealed Structural Drawings and City of Houston Permit
  • Installation: String Lights Outdoor's Own Crew
Motorized Retractable Fabric Systems
~5,000 sq ftMotorized retractable roof
~30 ftHeight over the event yard
12 daysFrom roof delivery to finished install
2Phases: concrete and steel, then the pergola
LEDLighting built into the roof
SealedStructural engineering and City permit

The Challenge

Covering an entire open-air event yard at height, over turf, a stage and seating for big crowds. The structure needed engineered footings dug into soft ground and pads cut into the existing deck, a steel frame strong enough to carry a 5,000 sq ft retractable fabric roof, fire-retardant fabrics suited to a crowded public venue, and a City of Houston permit, all while keeping the venue's bold look.

The Result

An outdoor venue for every season. The Serge Ferrari fabric roof extends to shade the yard from the Texas sun and retracts to open the sky on clear nights. Wind and rain sensors adjust it automatically when the weather turns, and staff run the roof and the dimmable Samsung spot lights from a remote control, the Somfy TaHoma app or the Bond app. Promoters can book without a rain-date clause, and day parties, game nights and late shows go on whatever the forecast.