09 — What we build
School & campus structures.
Assembly grounds, courts, walkways and drop-off canopies, planned around the school year and detailed for children.
Vasant Valley School, New DelhiIn short
Reviewed October 2026
What tensile structures do schools use?
School tensile structures cover assembly grounds, sports courts, walkways and drop-off points. Fabrication happens in the workshop so site work fits inside a holiday, hardware is shrouded or out of children's reach, and the fire class is set by the fire consultant and local authority. PVDF-lacquered PVC is the usual campus membrane.
- Built
- In the holidays, or phased
- Hardware
- Shrouded or out of reach
- Handover
- Stability certificate included
Overview
A school can only lose a playground for so long. Most of the work is done in our workshop so the site work fits inside a holiday.
Steel is cut and profiled in the workshop and membrane panels are welded there. On site that leaves foundations, erection and tensioning. Holiday slots fill early, because design, approval and fabrication all have to finish before the break, so the survey usually happens months ahead.
Where work has to run in term time, the site is fully hoarded, deliveries and crane lifts avoid arrival, break and dispersal, and foundations near play areas are dug in sections so the space is never fully lost.
- Built
- In the holidays, or phased
- Hardware
- Shrouded or out of reach
- Handover
- Stability certificate included
- 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
What schools usually ask us to cover.
- 01
Assembly grounds
Large clear-span roofs over morning assembly, also used for events and sport.
- 02
Sports courts
Basketball, badminton and multi-purpose courts, with columns kept outside the run-off zone.
- 03
Covered walkways
Continuous cover between teaching blocks, labs and the canteen.
- 04
Drop-off canopies
Porte-cochères sized to the real queue of vehicles, not the gate width.
- 05
Waiting and break-out areas
Shaded seating, parent waiting zones and outdoor teaching space.
- 06
Pool covers
UV and rain cover so the pool works through the year.
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.
- Fire
- PVC and PVDF typically DIN 4102 B1; PTFE-glass non-combustible. The class is set by the fire consultant and the authority
- Child safety
- Turnbuckles, cable ends and tensioning hardware shrouded or out of reach; column bases clear of play areas
- Steel
- Designed to IS 800, hot-dip galvanised, detailed without sharp edges or low trap points
- Drainage
- Discharged away from walkways and play areas, so a blocked outlet cannot pond water over children
- Membrane
- PVDF-lacquered PVC is the usual campus choice; PTFE where the fire strategy requires it
- Phasing
- Frames designed so a master plan can be built in stages
- 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.
Yes, if design, approval and fabrication are finished before the break. That usually means surveying a few months ahead and booking the holiday slot early.
It is noticeably louder in heavy rain than a solid roof. For assembly and teaching spaces we raise this at design stage so the school can decide with that in mind.
The project's fire consultant and the local authority. We supply the test certificate for whatever classification they specify.
Roughly 15 to 20 years for PVDF-finished PVC and longer for PTFE. The steel frame outlasts the membrane, so the skin can be replaced on the same frame.
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Start a project
Covering part of a campus? 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.
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