An allegory of landscape and Houston’s live oaks, Canopy is a calm, inviting and refreshing neighborhood restaurant in that city’s Montrose district. The interior refers to trees dramatically through a blown-up photograph of a live oak complemented by the blue sky of the walls, earth tone of the floor, and walnut wood and green fixtures that evoke meadow and grass. Sliding panels transform the relationship of the front and back spaces according to the needs of the moment. Walnut is the sole wood applied on the ceiling sculpture wall panels, table edging and chairs. A bird’s nest sculpture creates a human scale in the double height space and references the tree canopy theme. It was put together on site based on Kyle’s design.