Tensys are structural engineering consultants providing specialist services for the design and construction of lightweight glazed structures, advanced building facades, lightweight stressed membrane structures and complex geometric forms with offices in Bath, UK and Melbourne, Australia.
Over the years, Tensys have been involved in more than 50 major sporting facilities including Rothenbaum Hamburg, Waldstadion Frankfurt, Berlin Olympiastadion, Incheon, Busan, Daegu, , Nehru Commonwealth Games Stadium Delhi, Skilled and Metricon Carrara Stadiums Australia, BC Place Vancouver and the National Stadium Warsaw. Current project (under construction) in Australia is the lightweight roof structure for the Queensland State Velodrome in Brisbane.
Other iconic structures for which Tensys have provided engineering services include the Burj al Arab Hotel facade in Dubai, the Wimbledon Centre Court retractable roof and a number of large scale installations for the sculptor Anish Kapoor.
The core engineering skills revolves around the development of appropriate forms and geometry, in the selection and application of appropriate materials and details, in the calculation of performance under environmental loading and in the generation of fabrication information.
Breaking ground with new materials and use of materials (from different industries) in a built environment/application are part of the practice’s specialisation.
Using these core skills and structural engineering background, we have ventured into aerospace world with Tensys Dynamics providing consulting services to the NASA long durations scientific balloon project. Working on behalf of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, it has also been involved in the analysis and pattering of all major hybrid airships constructed to date.
Our philosophy is to work collaboratively to develop elegant solutions.
Tensys Engineers Pty Ltd
7/340 Gore Street
Fitzroy 3065
Australia
T: +61 (0) 3 9416 0066
F: +61 (0) 3 9416 3766
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Website: www.tensys.com
Tensys is a part sponsor for the LSAA 2024 Inaugral Student Competition
Tensys is a part sponsor for the LSAA 2025 Student Competition
Project Articles on this website:
- Peter Lim wins ING-IABSE Award
- Peter Lim honoured as a Life Member of LSAA
- Tensys wins ASI Award
- Engineering for 60 Margaret St Project
- Contribution to Metricon Stadium - Carrara
- Engineering for roof of Skilled Stadium, Robina, Qld.
- Wintergarden Art Facade - LSAA 2013 Design Awards - Award of Excellence
- Listen Out Festival - LSAA 2013 Design Awards - Award of Excellence
- Glen Eira Aquatic Centre
- Atmosphere Facade
- Mildura Riverfront Performance Venue
- The Grand Pavilion, RAS Melbourne
- Monash University Library Shade House (2018)
- Somewhere Other – Venice Biennale Structure (2018)
- Federation Square Stage Canopy (2018)
- Jakarta Velodrome Façade (2018)
- Ryde Shopping Centre Travelator Canopy (2018)
- Sumartran Tiger Adventure (2018)
- M Pavilion 2021 Sun Shade (2022)
- Spanish Pavilion Dubai Expo 2020 (2022)
- Sharjah Safari Birds of Africa Aviary (2022)
- Singapore Bird Paradise (2024)
- MPavilion 2022 (2024)
