A tree for a mast at La Motte Winery

Tensile Cables’s sister company, Tension Structures was approached by Malherbe & Rust Architects when La Motte winery was looking for a canopy over their outside seating area at their restaurant. Having designed stunning wine estate structures with the architects before, a creative solution was found to compliment the perfect setting and century old oak trees.

Using tensile fabric and cables, it was engineered for an oak tree to support the canopy right in the middle of the roof structure. Tension Structures met the challenge and the old oak proved to be a worthy mast allowing the roof to sit beautifully within the setting at La Motte. The cables were supplied by Tensile Cables.

This structure appeared on the cover of the Western Cape April 2011 Edition of Property Magazine.