FABRIC STRUCTURES

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Contemporary Fabric Structures harness a necessity once possessed by our earliest ancestors and transforms it into one of the most relevant, flexible and functional building materials of the modern age. Taking what many may consider as a primitive construction material and rapidly developing its use with synthetic materials to create superior; living, festival, sports, storage, recreational, and public art structures for private and community needs. Fabric structures hold the vast advantage of creating something completely original and artistically unique while maintaining the practicality and sustainability of a functioning structure. Nearly all other building materials simply do not offer that kind of freedom with equally superior performance.

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The recognition of Fabric Structures has become increasingly popular due to the economics when compared to other construction methods and the ability to achieve unique design elements that only fabric or film can create. These forms generally consume less raw materials when compared to conventionally built structures and with their translucence have the added attributes of cutting the need for daytime lighting and heat reflection to lower cooling requirements. Showcasing the wide breath of fabric’s capabilities not just in the outstanding benefits of structural function, but also allowing for a spectacular array of originality to push the boundaries of modern architecture.

Engineered fabrics, foils and films, make the lifespan of Fabric Structures much longer than ever thought viable. Take for instance the world’s largest open-air terminal – the Hajj Terminal, a fabric structure at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was originally completed in 1981 and hasn’t been replaced or reskinned for over forty years despite being in an extremely harsh dessert environment. From decorative entrances for buildings and parks to amphitheaters hosting community festivities. Fabricon has the industry contacts and expertise to help design and build these fabric structures. There are literally endless kinds of structures that can be created such as impermanent deployable structures – tents, tipis and yurts; to permanent Hybrid structures for airports, communal commercial areas and art galleries.