10 — What we build
Hotels & banquets.
Lawn covers with no columns on the dance floor, arrival canopies, terrace roofs and poolside shade, built around live bookings.
Banquet Hall, IndoreIn short
Reviewed October 2026
What tensile structures do hotels and banquet venues use?
Hotel and banquet tensile structures cover event lawns, porte-cochères, terraces and poolsides, with columns kept out of the seating and the dance floor. Conical, inverted-umbrella and hypar forms are the most common. PVDF-lacquered PVC is the usual membrane, and lighting is designed with the structure so the roof glows at night.
- Floor
- Column-free where guests gather
- Lighting
- Designed with the structure
- Build
- Off-season, around bookings
Overview
For a venue, the covered area is the product. A lawn that works through the monsoon and the peak of summer is a lawn that can be booked all year.
The clear span is set by the event layout, not the plot boundary: columns go outside the seating, the dance floor and the mandap. The form is chosen for what the guest sees, then engineered for the wind.
Lighting has to be designed in at the start. A translucent membrane lit from below reads as one glowing surface at night, but fixture positions, cable routes and the membrane's translucency all affect each other, and retrofitting is much harder.
- Floor
- Column-free where guests gather
- Lighting
- Designed with the structure
- Build
- Off-season, around bookings
- ISO 9001:2015Certified manufacturer
- Since 1998Building membrane structures
- One teamDesign, fabrication and installation
- In writing1-yr structure, 5–15-yr membrane warranty
- ItemisedQuote after a site survey
Forms and layouts
Each form drains and reads differently.
- 01
Conical
A high central mast with the membrane falling to the edge. Sheds water outward and gives a sense of occasion.
- 02
Inverted umbrella
The membrane rises to the edge and drains to a central column, keeping the whole perimeter open.
- 03
Hypar
Two high corners and two low. Dynamic to look at and stable because of its double curvature.
- 04
Barrel vault and sail
Quieter forms for walkways, terraces and long runs of seating.
Where it is used
Built for the way each site works.
Banquet and event lawns
Usable through monsoon and summer, with no columns in the floor.
Poolside cabanas
Afternoon shade and rain cover beside the water.
Porte-cochères
Arrival canopies sized to the vehicle queue.
Restaurant terraces
Open terraces turned into all-weather dining.
Garden pavilions
Cones and sails for lawns, seating pods and photo points.
Guest and valet parking
Covered parking that matches the property.
Specification
What gets specified.
There is no fixed spec. Structure, membrane and finish are recommended after we have seen the site, the layout, the local wind and the budget.
- Form
- Conical, inverted umbrella, hypar, barrel vault or sail
- Membrane
- PVDF-lacquered PVC as the usual choice; PTFE-coated glass for signature structures; ETFE for very high light
- Lighting
- Fixtures, cable routes and translucency specified together with the structure
- Fire
- A covered assembly space may have its own requirement, set by the fire consultant and the authority
- Programme
- Workshop fabrication, then foundations, erection and tensioning in an off-season window
- Warranty
- One year on structure and workmanship; five to fifteen years on the membrane, by fabric grade
Price for your site
Four fields. One call back.
- 01We call to understand the site and the use.
- 02We survey: dimensions, ground, access.
- 03You get an itemised quote with the membrane grade named.
Columns can sit outside the seating and dance areas. How far the roof can span between them depends on the wind at your site, the height, the membrane and the steel.
Usually, yes. Fabrication happens in our workshop. On site, deliveries, crane lifts and noisy work are scheduled away from check-in, service and event hours, and the work area is screened.
That depends mostly on the finish. PVDF-lacquered PVC keeps its colour and sheds dirt far better than a plain acrylic lacquer. PTFE-coated glass stays brightest for longest.
Next service
Forecourt Canopies
Start a project
Covering a lawn, terrace or arrival? Send us the size and location.
Tell us where it is, roughly how big, and what it has to cover. We come back with questions, options and the next step, which is usually a site survey.
or call +91 93159 45187