This stunning 25 x 35 meter cover, with a height of 10 meters, was designed to cover a sports centre in Boadilla del Monte, Madrid. The structure is formed of anodized aluminium arches and a tent-kedder system tensing the membrane along the structure and anchorage plates providing tension from the membrane to the base of … Continue reading
Design, manufacture and installation of tensed membranes to provide shade during CC Bonaire’s festival season. This project consists of 36 membranes spread out through the streets and plazas of the shopping centre. Ferrari’s microperforated canvas was selected as the best option… Continue reading
Last Monday the 28th of April, ‘International Work Safety Day’, Capratec installed a marquee in the Puerta del Sol in Madrid, were an event was held with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of safety at work and the significance of following the labour regulations. This event was organized by the Madrid Town … Continue reading
22 x 22 meters and 11-meter-high tensed textile cover constructed over two paddle courts in the Club Municipal El Vivero, in Badajoz. The Type I canvas is held in position by tent-kedder attached to an arched lacquered steel frame. Project Execution: Carpatec®… Continue reading
Following our path of innovation, we have adapted the marquee’s aluminium structure to be able to support ‘sandwich’ panels instead of PVC canvas. With this we have achieved a lightweight, prefabricated construction with a high resistance. It complies with all the regulations of a traditional structure, but can be installed in a very short period … Continue reading
For the construction of the world’s 9th and Spain’s 1st Resort for outreach of Tibetan Culture, Carpatec has installed a 25 x 30m marquee which will hold the operations centre of the resort, and 2 tensile sails (100 m2 each) that will provide shade for the outdoor café. The resort’s inauguration will take place next … Continue reading
CARPATEC IN RTVE: Manufacture and installation of 3 industrial marquees used as storage space for RTVE in Madrid. Each marquee covers 650m2 and has a height of 4.5 meters… Continue reading
Carpatec is currently an active participant in the Membrane Structure Master taught in Dessau, Germany by the Anhalt University and the Institute for Membrane and Shell Technologies (IMS). Our Project Director Gustavo Ramírez Lares, old Masters student and IMS’s Spanish representative, is currently a guest lecturer in Project Management. … Continue reading
Last 7th of June Textile Architecture Day was celebrated in Madrid, in the headquarters of CASADECOR 2013. The speakers involved include Arq. Dr. Gerry Danza, creator of Forten 4000, M.Eng. Gustavo Ramírez Lares, from IMS and Prof. Ramón Gamez. Important architecture studios assisted such as C2 Arquitectos, firms from the sector such as Ferrari, Industrial … Continue reading
Beneath the two tensed membranes that have given the prestigious Venezuelan Grill a ‘beach chillout’ look, the summer terrace at Araguaney Restaurant was inaugurated, where we can enjoy the delicious open-air barbeques in the district of Chamartín in Madrid… Continue reading