2006

Cutty Sark Pavilion

Client

Cutty Sark Enterprises

Location

London

Architect

YOUMEHESHE Architects

Contractor

Hornagold & Hills

Fabric

PVC

Product

Services

Multiconic Temporary Tensile Fabric Structure

The spectacular Cutty Sark deserves to welcome its visitors in a spectacular venue. Therefore, this multi-cone tensile fabric structure had to be one of the most unique architectural fabric creations in the country. By day, its peaks resemble crisp meringue; by dusk, the detail in the beautifully lit cones truly comes alive.

Solution

The seventeen tensile hexagonal cones have a unique relationship with their timber grid below. In short, one cannot survive without the other. The fabric locks the grid in place, providing the awesome strength needed to hold this beautiful beast in place. A true example of collaborative working processes, from conception to completion, the engineering, timber and fabric all had to work in perfect harmony.

Results

Conceived by innovative architects Youmeheshe, the fabric structure strikes an arresting mark on the landscape.  It is not just its visual form that breaks new ground.

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