Diamond Head Theatre

Diamond Head Theatre

Design/engineering and Canopy frame and fabric for the new canopy at Diamond Head Theatre. The architects wanted a design with rafters that were not perpendicular to the buildings, and we achieved anti-elasticity by making those rafters alternating low and high. The cover was so large that we split it into 3 main parts and slid…

Straub Hospital

Straub Hospital

Straub liked what we had done for the cable tension awning out back and asked us to do something similar but grand for their courtyard. The solution was to make a canopy approximately 75′ x 35′ using single tube rafters. The challenge was that the engineering called out the rafter to be 6″, which was…

Moanalua Highschool

Moanalua Highschool

The design required us to use the existing benches as the footings for the structure. This project pushed the boundaries of the max distance between rafters at about 14′. Using a mini crane allowed us to install the whole frame in one day. Sattler Evolution 745 Vinyl.

Mokapu Gate

Mokapu Gate

Canopy for the back entrance to Kaneohe Marine Corp Base. The construction company installed the I-beam frame, and we welded our steel canopy frame to that. Then, we measured and manufactured the fabric cover. All the cables are 316 stainless steel 3/8″ diameter, and all fabric/cable plates were manufactured in-house from stainless plate and then…