Our pre-designed ‘off the shelf’ fabric canopies make the most of your budget, without compromising on the quality and finish of your product choice. Perfect for outdoor seating cover, education spaces or entertainment stages and more.
Key Benefits
Fully Engineered to British Standards for year round use
Warranty Backed, all our canopies are warranty backed for 10 years
Easy to specify, request 3D models and a full ‘copy and paste’ specification
Colour choice for both steelwork and fabric
Design & planning advice we can help get your project off the ground
A full range including outdoor classrooms, outdoor dining space, shelters, play-shades, entrance canopies, walkways, stages, queue canopies and more
We will find the right canopy for you
Browse our pre-designed canopy range below, whether looking for an outdoor canopy for a school or an event space, our highly qualified fabric experts know these structures inside-out and will help you find out which canopy might be right for you project.
Contact us today to discuss your project in more detail, our experienced team will guide you
Canopies for Schools
We offer a range of canopy solutions for schools, colleges and universities to expand outdoor space and diversify learning environments. Our expert team will guide you through the process of picking one of our pre-designed canopies, below, or designing, manufacturing and installing a bespoke canopy solution.
City dressing and public space design can sensitively adapt public areas to be used in several new and creative ways. Whether by providing extra seating and rest areas, or providing charging points and bicycle racks to ensure people are moving away from their cars, public space design always puts people, our immediate communities and the way we use our shared spaces first.
Pre designed canopies can be a great option for smaller budgets or tighter spaces in town centers. They can incorporate graphics, lighting, suspended artworks, and outdoor seating areas that welcome people to use shared municipal town and city spaces.
Redeveloping Irish Town Centres with fabric canopies
Last year, Irish minsters outlined policies targeting the regeneration of town centers across the country. By creating areas that are ‘viable, vibrant and attractive,’ whilst…
With 2023 being one of the wettest years on record and January 2024 one of the warmest, councilors and developers across Continental Europe in both rural…
The way the high street looks has been altering for many years, and in particular with COVID, the rise of online shopping and altering fashions,…
Architectural Fabric
Base Structures have been helping architects round the globe create iconic structures – from translucent stadium roofs to curvaceous walkways.
Style and Substance
For architects, tensile fabric provides the opportunity to add drama and curvature to their buildings in an easy and cost effective way. No other building material has the ability to span large distances, allow light through and take a double curved form.
But it’s not all about appearance. Fabric structures can be used in all sorts of ways to provide protection from the elements. This applies not only to improving the outdoor experience for people but can also be used to enhance the environmental performance of the building.
And far from being an expensive option, tensile fabric is considerably cheaper than toughened and laminated glass, and can even be more cost effective than polycarbonate.
Fabric comes in a range of translucencies and colours as well as being available in a mesh form. Different types of technical fabric are available, each with its own merits as outlined in our tensile guide.
Base Structures can help you realise your design concept, using our knowledge of fabrics and structural know how.
“We’ve worked with other fabric contractors over the years. Frankly Base have shown an altogether higher level of service and professionalism.”
Alan Howatson
– Barr Construction
“Thank goodness we were working with Base Structures. They have an incredible ability to deliver complex projects under duress and extreme timescales. Their collaborative approach and innovative thinking was outstanding, and their approach to safety on such a difficult project was second to none. I wouldn’t hesitate to work with Base again – they are a trusted partner and worked seamlessly with us throughout.”
Matthew Birchall
– Director | Sports and Lightweight Structures, Buro Happold on Up at the O2
Our in-house expertise has made us the go-to experts for the artistic and creative sector.
Bringing your artistic concept to life
We work alongside creatives on art installation projects, from initial concept, to helping finalise designs and build solutions in order to execute their overall vision perfectly.
Creative Solutions
Whether it is a major sculptural work such as the Zaha Hadid Architects Maths Gallery at the Science Museum or coming up with a method for hanging 10,000 aluminium shapes at the O2 inn Greenwich, we have the expertise to come up with a solution.
Our tensile fabric structures and our tensile expert team are a creative bunch by nature. We get excited to discover new ways to fulfil our client’s needs. We use this approach to find solutions to all manner of design and build projects or art installations.
City Dressing
Public space design can dramatically improve urban spaces, creating attractive, functional and flexible destinations that add value to town centers and benefit the community in a number of ways.
Art structures are a popular form of city dressing and add an extra level of creativity and experience to a town regeneration project. We understand the need to engage with the right people early on and are committed to working with you from the word go to add extra creativity to your city decoration, town regeneration or city dressing project.
We love complex or quirky
Our specialism comes in executing ideas and we love challenges, where you have a complex build or quirky space to work in and are stuck wondering how we will do this? talk to us.
We listen and make the ideas ‘doable’ from a logistical and financial point of view. We nurture ideas working with artists and creatives from early stages.
We also love working with artists in helping them on a practical level with detailing and installing their works – even if there is no fabric involved.
“The feedback that I have had from everyone who has worked with you and your team has been incredibly positive. From my point of view it has been a real pleasure to work with such a professional team.”
City placemaking is the art and design of creating public spaces and is often driven by community projects. Whether that’s through decorative art installations, creating…
Town Square Design – Reinventing Urban Squares for the Future City
Town squares are traditionally areas of congregation and meeting. As places of trade and business, and to historically provide vital space for local markets, town…
Various Specialist Use Canopies
Specialist use canopies for a wide range of different situations
Key Uses
Shelter
Covered Seating Area
Car Park
Market Cover
Playground Protection
Point of Sale
As you might guess, our ‘Various’ family covers a wide range of applications! The Jura and Pentland modular canopies are ideal for car parks and transport shelters, our Preseli canopy is an eye catching design suitable for covering large areas with flair whilst the Cheviot is a plain, four masted pyramid fabric canopy that is popular with schools. The Playshade and Playsail canopies offer economical protection from the elements, also perfect for education applications, whilst the Pennine includes side glazing for a fully enclosed point-of-sale fabric canopy structure.
Note: we can adapt the standard canopies to suit your footprint and additional extras include gutter upstands and rainwater collection. All our canopies are engineered to British Standards, suitable for year round use and come with a ten year warranty – although they are expected to last much longer!
Structural steelwork designed to BS 5950-1:2000 & BS EN 10025
BS 6399 part 2 and 3 for wind and snow loading
Fabric
PVC coated polyester with weldable PVDF lacquer
All fabrics are fire rated to EN 13501-1 B-s2,dO
White and cream as standard
Design life 18-20 years
Cables and tensioners
Grade 316 stainless steel
Columns
Grade S355 Mild Steel CHS
Two pack polyurethane paint system
15 years to first maintenance
Any standard RAL colour
Foundations
We provide loading figures for your engineer to design foundations suited to local ground conditions
Typical details available on request
Warranty
10 year warranty
Pentland
Preseli
Bodmin 1P 500 INV
Bodmin 1P 600 INV
Cheviot 4P 500
Playsail 4P 500
Playshade 4TP 500
Pennine
Various Specialist Use Canopies
Specialist use canopies for a wide range of different situations
Key Uses
Shelter
Covered Seating Area
Car Park
Market Cover
Playground Protection
Point of Sale
The fabric structure employs tubular steel components finished with Triplex™ brand steel protection system; abrasive blast to Class 3, application of spray galvanising in aluminium and zinc and two coats of powdercoat.
All hardware inclusive of nuts, bolts and washers, wire rope cables, rigging screws, pole sleeve and shackles are stainless steel Gr.304/Gr.316. Arm end plugs are UV resistant nylon. Top hat is spun aluminium with polyester powdercoat. Membrane top plate is weatherproof PVC integral skin-foam.
Structural design is to AS/NZS1170.0, AS/NZ1170.1, AS/NZ1170.2, AS4100, AS3600 and AS1170.4.
Specialist use canopies for a wide range of different situations
Key Uses
Shelter
Covered Seating Area
Car Park
Market Cover
Playground Protection
Point of Sale
Our Cairngorm tensile canopies are conical fabric canopy structures featuring a single central mast and several perimeter masts with tie backs. Of all the canopy families this one is possibly the most economical way to cover a large expanse, with the largest in the range measuring 12m x 16m.
Note: we can adapt the standard canopies to suit your footprint and additional extras include gutter upstands and rainwater collection. All our canopies are engineered to British Standards, suitable for year round use and come with a ten year warranty – although they are expected to last much longer!
Structural steelwork designed to BS 5950-1:2000 & BS EN 10025
BS 6399 part 2 and 3 for wind and snow loading
Fabric
PVC coated polyester with weldable PVDF lacquer
All fabrics are fire rated to EN 13501-1 B-s2,dO
White and cream as standard
Design life 18-20 years
Cables and tensioners
Grade 316 stainless steel
Columns
Grade S355 Mild Steel CHS
Two pack polyurethane paint system
15 years to first maintenance
Any standard RAL colour
Foundations
We provide loading figures for your engineer to design foundations suited to local ground conditions
Typical details available on request
Warranty
10 year warranty
Pentland
Preseli
Bodmin 1P 500 INV
Bodmin 1P 600 INV
Cheviot 4P 500
Playsail 4P 500
Playshade 4TP 500
Pennine
Various Specialist Use Canopies
Specialist use canopies for a wide range of different situations
Key Uses
Shelter
Covered Seating Area
Car Park
Market Cover
Playground Protection
Point of Sale
Designed in repeatable bays, these tensile fabric walkway canopies can be extended in length to suit your site and budget. Brecon and Berwyn are options with clean, simple lines that can be freestanding or attached to an existing building and the Grampian also makes a perfect grandstand canopy for the side of a track or sports field.
Note: we can adapt the standard canopies to suit your footprint and additional extras include gutter upstands and rainwater collection. All our canopies are engineered to British Standards, suitable for year round use and come with a ten year warranty – although they are expected to last much longer!
Structural steelwork designed to BS 5950-1:2000 & BS EN 10025
BS 6399 part 2 and 3 for wind and snow loading
Fabric
PVC coated polyester with weldable PVDF lacquer
All fabrics are fire rated to EN 13501-1 B-s2,dO
White and cream as standard
Design life 18-20 years
Cables and tensioners
Grade 316 stainless steel
Columns
Grade S355 Mild Steel CHS
Two pack polyurethane paint system
15 years to first maintenance
Any standard RAL colour
Foundations
We provide loading figures for your engineer to design foundations suited to local ground conditions
Typical details available on request
Warranty
10 year warranty
Pentland
Preseli
Bodmin 1P 500 INV
Bodmin 1P 600 INV
Cheviot 4P 500
Playsail 4P 500
Playshade 4TP 500
Pennine
Various Specialist Use Canopies
Specialist use canopies for a wide range of different situations
Key Uses
Shelter
Covered Seating Area
Car Park
Market Cover
Playground Protection
Point of Sale
The fabric canopies in the Chiltern range are conical in shape and benefit from minimal disruption to flow under the shelter which is ideal for covered al fresco dining, cafe or retail areas. Engineered with one single mast, there are no perimeter disruptions while the scallop edging detail finesses the canopy. This range can easily be extended by adding extra bays for larger areas as per your footprint by selecting the straight edge modular versions.
Note: additional extras include gutter upstands and rainwater collection. All our canopies are engineered to British Standards, suitable for year round use and come with a ten year warranty – although with the correct maintenance, they are expected to last much longer!
Designed for those who love 360-degree freedom: blades compact creating a window to the sky. Brera Premium is the fully-equipped version of the Brera series with vertical Zip Raso closures and Slide Glass sliding glass windows.
For more information about the Brera range, download the brochure below, contact us or visit the PRATIC website.
Brera S offers functionality and technology: a solid but soft on the eyes structure with compactable sunshade blades. Brera S can be enhanced with Slide Glass windows.
For more information about the Brera range, download the brochure below, contact us or visit the PRATIC website.
Brera B is customized and made up of aluminium profiles that are conceived to take up a minimal amount of space and to discreetly adapt in pre-existing spaces.
For more information about the Brera range, download the brochure below, contact us or visit the PRATIC website.
Adjustable blades with up to 140 degree rotation, maximum aesthetic, and perimeter closures make the Opera pergola a comfortable and usable space throughout the year.
For more information about Pratic Opera, download the brochure below, contact us or visit the PRATIC website.
Elegant design and climate comfort make Vision the ideal pergola for any outdoor space. Its structure, designed for total perimeter closure, is also made with special milling, specifically designed to hook the profile containing the awning.
For more information about Pratic Vision, download the brochure below, contact us or visit the PRATIC website.
Nomo’s profiles and dimensions combine an essential shape and greater efficiency. The special bending of the canvas profiles allows the water to flow easily into the tilting gutters, guaranteeing perfect waterproofness.
For more information about the Nomo retractable awning, download the brochure below, contact us or visit the PRATIC website.
Functional and refined, the Rialto pergola allows for the creation of large covered spaces, thanks to the possibility of supporting multiple modules, up to 38 square meters. Sliding windows and Zip Windy awning integrated into the structure allow total perimeter closure.
For more information about the Rialto pergola, download the brochure below, contact us or visit the PRATIC website.
Living outdoors lightly in all its forms; Phoenix Air is the self-supporting pergola with arches, with an essential design and with calendared profiles for the fabric.
For more information about the Phoenix Air pergola, download the brochure below, contact us or visit the PRATIC website.
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