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Tensile roof

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Product • By Skyshade daylightingTensile Atrium

Tensile Atrium

A tensile atrium structure is a lightweight, translucent roofing system that provides natural daylight, wide-span coverage, and modern architectural appeal for commercial and public spaces. Caption Caption Caption More
Padel court Tensile (Namur - Belgium)

Project • By NOMAD CONCEPTSports Centres

Padel Court (Namur Belgium)

The original plans were created by the client (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, architect Ridha Haraket). During the final phase of the planning process, architect Amandus VanQuaille and Prof. ir. M. Mollaert were giving advice regarding typical elements of membrane architecture and engineering.All the nodes of the metal structure are conceived as free rotating 3D hinges. In fact, the complete metal structure can be seen as a freestanding grid shell, consisting of triangular elements. Caption Although this structure is a 3D grid shell, it nevertheless looks like a ‘classic’ structure with vertical walls and a roof structure. The translucent membrane is tensioned as a free membrane over the metal structure, sust... More