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SHELTERS & COVERED WALKWAYS 13 Tensile Fabric Covered Walkway for Secondary School For Carr Manor Secondary


School in Leeds, Fordingbridge designed, manufactured and installed a series of "Hinton" style tension fabric barrel vault canopies which were hung from the steel columns of the school building and set out on a radius around the central courtyard, covering a total area of approximately 325m2. The total contract value for this was just over £68,000. The structures form an elegant and eye- catching canopy, which also provide shade for the windows and a practical covered walkway. Fordingbridge offers a


tension fabric design and construction service, providing a range of elegant design solutions offering robust,


permanent


tension fabric structures with a lightweight appearance and minimal structural support.These highly versatile,


dramatic


structures can be utilised for numerous applications. Tensioned fabric structures consist of a steel framework with


hot-dip galvanised or RAL/BS painted finish,


A designed solution plus fabric


membrane offering durability of 10 to 20 years for the PVC


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the first, of a two phase, building project with similar canopies required to covered walkways and provide solar shading.


Design solution Once the generic steel


support system was designed for the walkways, patterns for the 44 canopies were created including 8 different sizes. The installation was kept until the end of the project to ensure the clean white fabric remained pristine for the


membrane, to 25-30 years with the PTFE membrane coating. Shapes for tension fabric


structures include: cantilevered, hypar, umbrella and double conic. Rows of sail canopies can be used to dramatic effect. Fordingbridge also offer School canopies and walkways


in steel and in


laminated timber as well as tensile fabric structures.


Tension Walkway Standard tension walkway


canopies are constructed from a combination of CHS mild steel, aluminium extrusions and stainless steel cables. The roof covering is a fire-retardant PVC fabric. The frame is available with a galvanised finish or can be powder coated to a standard colour.


Walkways and Canopies for the 21st Century


Macemain + Amstad offers a


range of standard and bespoke walkways and canopies to clients. They are based on two modular designs: * Paragon – suitable for simple or complex structures from roof only to fully carpeted links. * Clifton – a very versatile and cost effective system offering maximum flexibility. Within each range there is a


wide choice of configurations covering spans,


roof shapes,


client handover. With numerous other sub-contractors on site and very limited access available, the co-ordination of the installation was vital to the success of the project.


walkways and Pagodas were completed start to finish in 18 days.


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structural posts, glazing, services and accessories. Our bespoke design service


is available to clients for special projects where a unique solution is required. We utilise computer aided design throughout the design process to ensure consistency across even the most complex special project designs.


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project management and installation engineers,


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Fabric Architecture created a


series of bespoke fabric walkways for Big Wood School, part of the Nottingham BSF scheme, to link courtyard buildings and provide solar shading to classrooms. Three 5m Pagodas were also selected from their Signature Structures


range to shelter learning zones and relaxation areas.


Consortium’


Project brief One of the ‘Inspired Spaces collaborations


between Capita and Carillion, the architect’s vision was to break up


the building façade,


with


irregular brick patterns, window lengths and door locations. The fabric walkway was therefore broken into a series of varying bay widths and the flat canopy reflects the rectilinear language of the courtyard design. This is


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