We call them Light Weight Structures but you might know them as Tensile Membrane Structures, Fabric Structures, Shade Sails, Architectural Umbrellas or Side Post Umbrellas.  Whatever you call them, there’s no denying that this architectural form is an ultra modern approach to reinventing idle space, creating atmosphere and offering shade and weather protection. 

Fabric architecture offers many of the same benefits as solid roof construction but holds the advantage in that with the right design and engineering fabric can be used to create shapes and design concepts that no other building material can achieve.  In vivid contrast to solid roofing, fabric roofing allows natural light to diffuse through the fabric canopy creating a soft flattering ethereal light. Our business the Light Weight Structures Advisory Service is a boutique engineering and design company located on the Sunshine Coast, Australia.

We offer our client base of architects, consulting engineers, manufactures and distributors of Tensile Membrane Structures unsurpassed value and experience with the Light Weight Structural product. Unlike many other engineering firms who use Tensile Membrane design as a side line, the Light Weight Structures Advisory Service specializes exclusively in the design and engineering of Tensile Membrane Structures utilizing PTFE, PVDF and Shade Cloth fabrics. Light Weight Structures are our core business.

In offering our clientele the most efficient design solutions our company utilizes leading edge technologies including Parametric CAD, Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Tensile Membrane Patterning.  This combination of technology and extensive ‘hands on’ past professional experience has allowed the Light Weight Structures Advisory Service to deliver superior value and efficiency in the supply of design and engineering documentation for Light Weight Structural projects both within Australia and in other parts of the world.