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Sainsbury Store

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General information

  • Location address
    Plymouth, Devon
  • Location country
    United Kingdom
  • Year of construction
    1994
  • Name of the client/building owner
    J Sainsbury plc
  • Function of building
    Shops and stores
  • Degree of enclosure
    Open structure
  • Climatic zone
    Temperate - cold winters and mild summers

Description

Eleven identical sail shaped PVC/PES membranes overlapping one another and producing a canopy 175m long x 10m wide x 16m high.

Description of the environmental conditions

Material of the cover

  • Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
    Fabric
  • Material Fabric/Foil
    Polyester
  • Material coating
    PVC

Main dimensions and form

  • Maximum height (m)
    16
  • Total length (m)
    175
  • Total width (m)
    10

Duration of use

  • Temporary or permanent structure
    Permanent

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