Completed Project — Commercial & Institutional
Sunrise, Panchkula Tensile Structure
A commercial tensile structure at Panchkula, Haryana — about 3,200 m² of tensioned fabric cover on a galvanised steel frame, built by Ekra Decor for Sunrise.
- LocationPanchkula
- StructureTensile Structure
- Coverage3,200 m²
Project Overview
from Ekra Decor’s
project records
Ekra Decor built a tensile structure at Panchkula, the planned city adjoining Chandigarh in Haryana, for Sunrise.
At about 3,200 m² this is a large single canopy — the scale of a covered courtyard or plaza, a large forecourt or parking cover, or a shared circulation and event space at a commercial site. It is the largest of three separate Panchkula-area projects in Ekra Decor’s records, alongside a Tata-branded inverted-umbrella structure and a restaurant canopy, both on their own pages.
The structure covers about 3,200 m².
Project Highlights
Project highlights
Large commercial canopy
About 3,200 m² — a covered courtyard, plaza or large forecourt scale.
The largest of three Panchkula projects
Bigger than the Tata inverted-umbrella and restaurant canopies recorded for the town.
Daylit under cover
A translucent membrane keeps the space bright while sealing it against sun and rain.
Column-light span
Wide bays keep the space open underneath.
Project Photographs
The project, as built
The Brief
A large covered space for a commercial site
A commercial development’s shared space works year round only if it is covered. At about 3,200 m² the brief is a large clear-span canopy that shades and shelters a courtyard, plaza or forecourt while keeping it open and daylit.
Ekra Decor delivered the structure as a turnkey job: survey and setting-out, 3D structural and membrane design, fabrication of the galvanised steel frame and the welded fabric, and installation and tensioning, over about 3,200 m².
Design & Engineering
A large clear-span canopy
Covering a big shared space means a large clear span with the columns pushed to the perimeter and the circulation lines, so the area underneath can be laid out and used freely. The membrane and its supporting steel cross the space in repeating bays.
The fabric is form-found in 3D and pre-stressed into double curvature so it stays taut under the wind uplift that governs a large light roof and drains the monsoon to defined points. Ekra Decor designs the steelwork to IS 800 and checks the structure for wind, rain and seismic loading to the applicable Indian codes, with the foundations sized against uplift. A translucent membrane keeps the covered space bright and cuts the solar heat.
Fabrication & Installation
Prefabricated, assembled on site
The steel is cut, welded and hot-dip galvanised in the workshop and the membrane is cut and high-frequency welded into panels off-site, so the canopy arrives as a set of prepared components. On site the crew casts the foundations, erects the repeating frames and runs and tensions the membrane bay by bay.
Off-site fabrication keeps the on-site programme to assembly, with the roof handed over as a finished, tensioned structure.
The Result
A shared space that works all year
The site gained a large canopy over its shared space, keeping a courtyard, plaza or forecourt usable and bright through the Panchkula summer and the monsoon. It is a low-maintenance structure — periodic cleaning and a routine inspection of the frame and tensions.
Ekra Decor builds large canopies for commercial sites. See the related Tata inverted-umbrella and Panchkula restaurant projects, or read about tensile structures in Panchkula.
Technical Specifications
Project data
Only the fields recorded for this project are shown. Membrane grade and steel sections are specified per project after the site survey.
Project
- Client
- “Sunrise” (exact business not independently identified)
- Location
- Panchkula, Haryana
- Category
- Commercial & Institutional
Structure
- Type
- Tensile Structure
- Coverage
- 3,200 m²
- Membrane
- Architectural tensile fabric (PVC / PVDF-coated polyester) — compare membranes
Delivery
- Scope of work
- Site survey · 3D design · engineering · fabrication · installation
- Engineering
- Wind, rain and seismic loads to applicable IS codes; steelwork to IS 800
- Photographs
- 5, Ekra Decor archive
About This Project
A real, completed Ekra Decor project
This project is recorded in Ekra Decor’s own project archive. It is documented with 5 site photographs from Ekra Decor’s own project archive. Ekra Decor designed, fabricated and installed the structure. Ekra Decor is an ISO 9001:2015-certified tensile structure manufacturer, established in 1998, working pan-India from Delhi and Bangalore.
View ISO 9001:2015 certificate- Structure type
- Tensile Structure
- Location
- Panchkula, Haryana
- Coverage
- 3,200 m²
- Scope
- Design · engineering · fabrication · installation
- Manufacturer
- Ekra Decor Pvt. Ltd. — ISO 9001:2015, est. 1998
Common Questions
About this project & building something similar
Panchkula, Haryana.
3,200 m², per Ekra Decor's project records.
“Sunrise” (exact business not independently identified).
Yes — 5 photographs from Ekra Decor's own project archive appear in the gallery above, not a stock or illustrative image.
Yes — every project starts with a site survey and a custom 3D design tailored to your space, not a fixed template. Get in touch to discuss a similar structure for your own site.
The choice depends on span, climate and intended lifespan. PVC-coated polyester is the most cost-effective option, with a 10–15 year service life. PVDF-coated polyester adds a self-cleaning top layer and pushes that to 15–20 years. PTFE-coated fibreglass is a permanent, non-combustible membrane with a life measured in decades, and ETFE film is used where an ultra-light, highly transparent roof is needed.
Yes. Wind, rain and — where relevant — snow and seismic loads are analysed to the applicable IS codes, and the steelwork is designed to IS 800. The membrane is form-found so its stresses stay balanced in double curvature, and the foundations are sized against uplift and overturning rather than gravity alone — the governing case for a lightweight tensile roof.
A one-year written warranty on the structure and workmanship, and a membrane warranty of 5 to 15 years depending on the fabric grade, plus as-built drawings, original mill certificates for the membrane and steel, a structural stability certificate and an operation & maintenance manual on handover. An annual maintenance contract covering inspection and re-tensioning is optional.
Very little — a periodic wash to remove surface dirt, and an annual check of cable tension and bolt torque. PVDF and PTFE membranes are largely self-cleaning, so rain keeps them looking new. We can carry this out under an annual maintenance contract if you prefer.
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