Osborn Lane designed and patterned this unusual fabric sunshade and ceiling over a suspended walkway that runs along the length of an enormous apartment building in Tung Chung. Tung Chung is a relatively new suburb of Hong Kong, near the airport.

The patterning and the fabric erection were complicated by the fabric being penetrated by the circular building columns, and by steel hangers supporting the walkway. In addition, the building is not straight, as it may appear in the photos, but is slightly curved in plan.

The tropical climate of Hong Kong is eminently suited to fabric structures, but unfortunately the prevalance of typhoons results in the supporting steelwork tending towards a bulky appearance. Specialist engineering input before the shape is finalized could also help in this regard.

The fabric here is Verseidag teflon coated fibreglass, and our client was LSI International.