Case Study
Ipswich Art School, High Street, Ipswich, Suffolk Specialist overhead fabric tension shading
Ipswich Art School, High Street, Ipswich, Suffolk Specialist overhead fabric tension shading Ipswich Borough Council contacted us to consider the feasibility of shading the display area below a very tricky high level octagonal glazed atria. They were booked to display a number of historically important artefacts and art from a major collection through a Central London Museum, but the display area’s light level exceeded that permissible by the client. We installed 6 TESS 140 fabric tensioned motorised horizontal roller systems, as well as 4 bespoke self- supporting triangular stretch ceilings in opaque fabric. We used Soltis B92 white blackout fabric on the Tess 140 units, and they were powered by SOMFY RTS motors. Specialist access equipment was required. We enhanced t