Company:
SHADE Industries Inc. Phoenix, AZ

Project Details

Fabric 1

Précontraint 502
Producer: Serge Ferrari North America Inc.
Supplier: Trivantage LLC


Engineer Name 1
Nick Keizer

Engineer Company 1
RNK Structural Engineering

Design Company
SHADE Industries

Fabrication Company
SHADE Industries

Project Manager Company
SHADE Industries

Installation Company
SHADE Industries


Please describe the project specifications

One custom hip and ridge structure measuring 20 feet by 40 feet with a 14 foot tall entry.


What was the purpose of this project? What did the client request?

Our client required a completely shaded space for their clients to be able to wash their luxury vehicles.


What is unique or complex about the project?

This project was just as unique as our client. Our client’s business is focused on a space for men to house their “favorite toys” calling their luxury garages the “Ultimate Mancave”. So for them a plain old hip structure with the standard shade fabric would not do. The PVC fabric top was heat welded with custom arcs in the perimeter of the sail. This was an extremely challenging top to make as well as install since PVC does not stretch like HDPE shade cloth.


What were the results of the project?

In the end we had a sleek and luxurious shade structure that fit our client’s needs and taste.


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