Tensile Structure in Delhi
Ekra Decor is headquartered in Delhi NCR, and Delhi accounts for more documented projects than any other city we serve — an airport terminal canopy, a hospital atrium, a mall court roof, and covered spaces across three school campuses. Full design, engineering, fabrication and installation from one in-house team.
- Our headquarters and manufacturing base
- Six documented Delhi projects, six sectors
- IGI Terminal 2 arrivals canopy among them
- In-house design, fabrication & installation
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28+ years delivering tensile structures for corporate campuses, industrial groups, and institutional developments — built with fabric technology from the world’s leading membrane manufacturers.
TATA Motors
L&T
Reliance
Adani
Mahindra
Godrej
DLF
ITC Ltd
Maruti Suzuki
GMR Group
JSW Steel
Prestige Group
Sobha
Siemens
Tata Chemicals
Tata Tele Business Services
Power Grid Corporation
Emaar MGF
National Law University Delhi
UPES Dehradun
Vasant Valley School
Aditya Birla Group
Amity University
Vikram Solar
Tractors India
Mazda Colours
Millennium Structurals
Sehwag International School
BSBK Pvt. Ltd.
17 Miles Hotel
Rich Harvest School
The Imperial New Delhi
Moore Constructions
Mehra Construction
Ramprastha
Minda NexGenTech (UNO Minda)
Yashmay Public School
Gyan Mandir Foundation
Omega Developers
SPEC
Serge Ferrari
Mehler
Heytex
Versaid
Pait
Why a tensile structure in Delhi
Delhi's building stock spans the low-rise institutional core of Lutyens' and central Delhi, the dense commercial districts of Connaught Place, Nehru Place and Karol Bagh, the institutional belt of the universities and the AIIMS / ILBS / Safdarjung hospital cluster, and a large education sector of school and college campuses across South and West Delhi. Add the airport, the Metro, and government and PSU complexes, and the demand for column-free covered space is broad.
That is reflected in what Ekra Decor has actually built here: a continuous arrivals-walkway canopy at IGI Airport Terminal 2, an atrium canopy at ILBS Hospital, the daylit court roof at Vasant Square Mall, and covered courts, assembly grounds and links across the G.D. Goenka, Vasant Valley and Gyan Bharti school campuses.
Because the Delhi NCR base is also the design office and the fabrication workshop, Delhi projects have the shortest logistics chain of anywhere we work. For the full technical background, see the tensile structure guide.
How the local climate shapes the design
Delhi has a composite climate — a hard summer, a short intense monsoon, and a cold, polluted winter. This is general climate information for the area; the wind, rain and snow values used in a structural design come from the site survey and the applicable codes, not from a page like this.
Extreme summer heat
April to June push into the mid-40s °C with the hot, dust-laden loo wind. A light-toned membrane that reflects solar heat and an open, well-ventilated form keep the space usable.
Dust storms & winter air pollution
Pre-monsoon dust storms and the well-documented winter smog (October to February) soil a plain PVC lacquer over time. A PVDF-finished membrane resists dirt pick-up and largely self-cleans in rain.
Monsoon in heavy bursts
The July to September rain arrives in short, intense spells. The roof is given steep positive falls and generously sized gutters and outlets, with an overflow route so a blocked outlet cannot pond the membrane.
Dense winter fog
December and January bring dense fog and cold nights but no snow. The large swing between summer and winter is designed into the connections so the fabric never slackens.
Gusty pre-monsoon & storm winds
Wind uplift — the governing load on any light roof — is assessed for the specific site under IS 875 Part 3, including the local acceleration between tall buildings.
Firm alluvial ground
The Indo-Gangetic alluvium under the region is generally good to found on; isolated footings to IS 456 are sized against uplift and overturning rather than gravity.
Tensile structures that make sense in Delhi
Prioritised for the city's building stock — the applications Ekra Decor has delivered here, plus the closely related ones.
Airport & transit canopies
Continuous covered walkways and forecourt canopies of the kind built at IGI Terminal 2 — no exposed gap between the building and the transport kerb. See the IGI case study.
Hospital circulation & waiting
Weather-protected routes and waiting areas across a live hospital campus, built quickly and cleanly. Walkway tensile structures →
Mall & commercial court roofs
Radial and ridge-and-valley membrane roofs that daylight a retail court without a column in it. Tensile roofing structures →
School & campus covers
All-weather sports-court covers, assembly-ground roofs and covered links — the bulk of our Delhi work. Sports-court & assembly covers →
Car parking on institutional plots
Column-free cantilever shades over staff and visitor parking at offices, institutions and malls. Car parking tensile shades →
Corporate entrance canopies
Feature canopies for headquarters and commercial buildings across Nehru Place, Aerocity and Gurugram-facing corridors. Tensile canopy structures →
Membrane choice for the local climate
Delhi's dust and winter pollution make the membrane finish the key decision.
PVDF-lacquered PVC
The fluorine top-coat resists the pre-monsoon dust and the winter smog and holds colour under strong summer UV, so the structure stays clean with far less washing. PVDF fabric →
PTFE-coated glass
For a civic, institutional or transit structure meant to last 25–30 years, or where a non-combustible fire class applies — as at an airport terminal. PTFE fabric →
PVC-coated polyester
Fine for a budget or shorter-life project, with more regular cleaning to stay bright under the dust. PVC fabric →
Delhi is inland, so no coastal-corrosion measures are needed — standard hot-dip galvanising is adequate for the steel. The full comparison is on the membrane materials page.
Engineering for local conditions
Points that come up on a Delhi project. No structural values are quoted here — they come out of the design for the specific site.
- Site survey — levels, access, soil, and the wind exposure of the specific plot, which varies a lot between a low-rise campus and a high-rise commercial corridor.
- Wind — uplift governs; the design wind pressure is taken for the actual site under IS 875 Part 3, including acceleration between tall buildings.
- Drainage — steep falls and generous gutters for the short, intense monsoon spells, with an overflow route designed in.
- Thermal movement — the large summer-to-winter swing is designed into the connections so the membrane never slackens.
- Working around operations — on a hospital, an airport or a running campus, the steel and membrane are fabricated off-site and the work is sequenced to keep the site live.
- Foundations — isolated footings to IS 456 on the firm Indo-Gangetic alluvium, sized against uplift and overturning.
Tensile structure projects in Delhi
Real Ekra Decor projects completed in Delhi, each documented with site photographs and recorded scope.
Ekra Decor's Delhi portfolio is the broadest of any city — an airport, a hospital, a mall and three school campuses:
Transit · Walkway canopyIGI Airport, Terminal 2New Delhi
Healthcare · Atrium canopyILBS HospitalVasant Kunj Road, New Delhi
Retail · Courtyard roofVasant Square MallVasant Kunj, New Delhi
Education · Campus canopyG.D. Goenka SchoolVasant Kunj, New Delhi
Education · Basketball court coverVasant Valley SchoolVasant Kunj, New Delhi
Education · Open-air facility coverGyan Bharti SchoolSaket, New Delhi
IGI Airport, Terminal 2 — arrivals walkway canopy
- ProjectCovered arrivals walkway, Terminal 2, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- LocationNew Delhi
- StructureCantilevered tensioned-membrane canopy on raking steel columns
- ScopeSurvey, 3D form-finding, structural design, steel and membrane fabrication, installation and tensioning
- Key featureOne continuous canopy along the frontage — no exposed gap between the terminal doors and the transport kerb — built around a terminal that never stopped operating
How Ekra Decor covers Delhi
For Delhi, Ekra Decor's service area is the whole city and the wider Delhi NCR — Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Manesar — which is also where the design office and the fabrication workshop are. Survey, design, fabrication and installation are all handled by the in-house team.
No local office, factory, warehouse or team. Ekra Decor works across India from a single Delhi NCR design, fabrication and installation base — the same in-house team surveys, engineers, fabricates and installs every project, Delhi included.
One in-house team, concept to maintenance
Practising since 1998
A dedicated tensile-structure practice, not a general contractor adding a line of work.
60+ documented projects
Across education, healthcare, industrial, transit, retail, hospitality, sport, public and residential work — each with photographs and recorded scope.
In-house, end to end
Site survey, 3D design, structural engineering, steel and membrane fabrication, installation and tensioning — one accountable team, no subcontractor hand-offs.
ISO 9001:2015
Certified manufacturing, with a handover pack of calculations, load report, stability certificate and material certificates on every project.
Engineered to Indian Standards
Wind to IS 875 Part 3, steel to IS 800, foundations to IS 456, galvanising to IS 4759 / IS 2629.
Genuine membranes
Traceable architectural fabric from established manufacturers — Serge Ferrari, Mehler, Heytex — with test certificates supplied.
What drives the cost of a tensile structure in Delhi
The same factors apply everywhere; the mix changes with the project and the site.
There is no meaningful fixed rate per square foot — two structures of the same area can differ by a wide margin. Distance and site access affect the logistics line, but there is no flat “Delhi premium”. Send your requirement for a design direction and an itemised quote; the tensile structure cost guide sets out every factor.
Tensile structures in Delhi FAQ
Questions specific to tensile structure projects in Delhi and the NCR.
Yes — six documented projects, more than any other city we serve. They include the arrivals-walkway canopy at IGI Airport Terminal 2, an atrium canopy at ILBS Hospital, the court roof at Vasant Square Mall, and covered spaces across the G.D. Goenka, Vasant Valley and Gyan Bharti school campuses. Each has its own case study.
Ekra Decor is headquartered in Delhi NCR — that is the design office and the fabrication workshop. There is no separate branch network; the same in-house team handles every project nationwide, Delhi included.
Yes. Between the summer heat, the pre-monsoon dust and the winter smog, a PVDF-coated membrane is the usual choice for Delhi — it resists dust and pollution build-up better than a plain PVC lacquer and keeps the structure looking clean for longer. PTFE-glass is used for airport, transit and civic landmarks.
Yes. The membrane and steel are engineered for the mid-40s °C summers and the short, intense July–September monsoon, with steep falls and generously sized gutters so the roof clears a heavy burst without ponding, and the large seasonal temperature swing designed into the connections.
A genuinely broad mix — an airport terminal canopy, a hospital atrium, a mall court roof, and covered courts, assembly grounds and links across three school campuses. That range is part of why Delhi accounts for more documented projects than any other city we serve.
There is no fixed rate per square foot. Cost depends on the covered area, the span, the form, the steel, the membrane grade and the site conditions. Delhi projects have the shortest logistics chain of anywhere we work, since the base is here. Send your requirement for an itemised quote.
All of Delhi and the wider NCR — Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Manesar. The team travels to site from the Delhi NCR base.
Planning a tensile structure in Delhi?
Send the site and the brief — you get a design direction and an itemised quote from the same team that built the IGI Terminal 2 canopy.
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