Research: Umbrella buildings

Umbrella building structures

I took these pictures of the umbrellas hanging down near borough market. It provided a great feature for the people sitting in the bar and also a great shelter from the sun while they were eating. 

I went on to do some research in to existing umbrella structures.

After doing more research into using the umbrella shape for my building I think it would be a great feature that relates to my indoor beach and will provide an eye catching feature from both inside and outside of the building. Next I think I will try to attempt to make a model of the idea so I can visual see what this feature might look like.