256bits,
I am referring to the sail itself. A cable can run pretty long spans. Here what I am really trying to tell the OP is that once you hit spans larger than 20 m for the sail (or for that matter, even the cable) then you are looking at a sudden jump is costs, both in materials and labor...
Thanks Evo,
I had not read that in the later posts and missed that posts were not allowed for this.
Sorry for not getting back to you sooner, Yashbhatt. I will post the pics here to explain myself anyway, but have to tell you that a large canopy / roof is not feasible. You will have to spend...
Yashbhatt,
India! I lived there for a year - up near Chennai. So yes - on the hotter side (a bit of an understatement really).
I would assume that you school has actual construction drawings. If the administration is asking you to do this, then I would think you could demand to see them. This...
Yashbhatt,
I have about 15 years architectural experience, and could probably help you with some of the details. The sail idea seems like a good idea on first glance, but in order to really see if anything is viable there has to be more information than a photo. A few things one would need to...