Materials
Tensile fabric architecture is a captivating realm where engineering meets artistry, resulting in visually stunning and structurally innovative structures.
This architectural discipline relies on the use of various materials that possess unique properties to create lightweight, flexible, and translucent membranes that can span large distances and transform spaces.
PVC - Acrylic
Acrylic Lacquered PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride), commonly known as PVC fabric, is a versatile and a widely used material in fabric structures.
Combining the durability and strength of PVC with the wide choice of stock colours makes it an ideal choice for a range of applications. Mostly used for shade canopies, temporary event structures and industrial halls. This product has a typical design life of 15 years.
PVC - PVDF
PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride) lacquered PVC fabric is a prominent material used in tensile fabric architecture, renowned for its exceptional durability, weather resistance, and aesthetic versatility.
This combination of PVC fabric as a base material with a PVDF coating results in a robust and long-lasting architectural membrane that can withstand the harshest environmental conditions. Typical design life is 20+ years.
Silicone Glass
Silicone coated Glass Fibre fabric, is a unique and innovative material widely used in tensile fabric architecture, and made by Valmeira Glass in the U.K
This material combines the strength and durability of fibreglass with the exceptional heat resistance and transparency of silicone, resulting in a versatile fabric with a range of desirable properties.
PTFE Glass Fibre
PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) glass, commonly referred to as PTFE-coated fibreglass fabric, is a highly advanced and widely used material in the field of tensile fabric architecture.
With exceptional strength, durability, translucency, and self-cleaning properties, thanks to it's Teflon surface, PTFE glass offers a myriad of benefits for creating iconic and long-lasting architectural structures. It is also non-combustible to B.S 476 Class O.
PVC Coated Glass Fibre
PVC- glass, a combination of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) and woven glass fibre, is a versatile material used in the realm of interior tensile fabric architecture.
This unique hybrid brings together the advantages of both PVC and glass, resulting in a fabric that possesses exceptional qualities for architectural applications. Ideal for interior shading and livening up the interior of a building.