Tensile architecture and tensioned fabric

Tensile architecture and tensioned fabric

Tensioned membranes and lightweight structures for exceptional outdoor spaces.

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Bespoke expertise for your spaces.

Tensile architecture refers to building tensioned fabric structures, using technical membranes (Serge Ferrari PVC fabric or equivalent) fixed to a three-dimensional steel frame. This modern type of structure combines the structural strength of steel with the visual lightness of fabric to provide exceptional shade and protection solutions.

Unlike traditional roofing techniques, tensile architecture allows immense freedom of form (double-curved tensioned sail, hyperbolic paraboloid, dome, cone), making it a highly popular option for architects, public authorities and businesses wishing to enhance their outdoor spaces.

At Normandie Structures, we manage your projects on a turnkey basis: wind and snow load studies by our in-house engineering office, precise machining of the steel structure in our workshops in Normandy, and safe on-site assembly by our qualified technicians.

Designed around your use.

Lightness & aesthetics

Airy, contemporary tensioned structures that bring a real visual signature without weighing down the existing built landscape.

High resistance

High-performance prestressed technical fabrics, designed to withstand windstorms and intense heat, and treated against UV.

Design freedom

The ability to span large distances and model complex shapes to adapt to the technical and aesthetic constraints of your site.

Projects to explore.

All our projects

An idea, a site, a project?

Let’s talk about how you will use the space and your constraints. Our engineering office supports you from the first sketch to installation.

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