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Choice International Shade (CI Shade) - the Gulf Region's leading experts in high-quality tensile and structural shading solutions. Based in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

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DESIGN & ENGINEERING

Bringing Your Ideas to Life

Our experts are instrumental from the earliest stages of your project. Whether you have a clear vision or just a rough idea, our team brings decades of experience designing and pre-engineering custom fabric shade solutions for any industry or location.

Advanced Engineering Excellence

With extensive expertise in commercial awning engineering and proficiency in CAD, SolidWorks, and other leading tools, we prioritize precision and innovation. For complex projects, we collaborate with trusted structural engineering subcontractors.

Using the most advanced software packages on the market today, our team of designers combine science and art to design some of the world's most iconic tensile structures. Our job is to offer expert advice to ensure concepts can be built and stand the test of time.

Design & Engineering

Engineering Services

Partner with our engineering department for comprehensive solutions:

  • Gulf stamped engineering calculations to 120 to 175 kph wind load calculations
  • Foundations and footing preparation
  • Tension structure engineering
  • Preliminary load analysis and fabric patterning
  • Construction documents
  • Shop drawings
  • Design Build contracts
  • CAD details and blueprints
  • Permit pulling services
  • Value engineering

Multi-Disciplinary Team

To determine the exact shape, each design goes through a rigorous process that combines advanced engineering principles:

  • Form Finding: Establishing optimal structural geometry
  • Finite Element Analysis: Advanced computational modeling
  • Patterning: Precision fabric layout design
  • Connection Detail Design: Secure structural joints
  • Rainwater Analysis: Drainage optimization
Multi-Disciplinary Team

Creative Freedom

Whether you are working on behalf of a client or you are the end user, we know seeing what your structure will look like is important. Our in-house team of designers expand the concept into something you can get excited about.

Creative Freedom - 3D Design
We offer the following services:
  • Visualisations
  • Sketch drawings
  • 3D models
  • Photo montages
  • Design consultancy

Detail Driven

With over 23 years in the industry, we have learned what works and what doesn't work – we have become masters of detail. In the design process, everything must be thoughtfully considered, from the top to the bottom.

Detail Driven - Structural Design
Design criteria considered:
  • Fabric options
  • Fixing and fittings
  • Supporting structure

Engineered to Perform

As designers, we like to push the boundaries of what fabric can do – we do that by being masterful at tensile structure engineering. We always comply with current Building Design Codes and work to the 1 in 100 year worst case predicted weather condition in the local region where we are installing.

Engineered to Perform - Tensile Structure
When engineering tensile fabric structures, we take into consideration:
Environmental Loads

Wind, snow, and weather resistance

Load Transfer

Structural force distribution

Deflections

Structural movement analysis

Ready to Start Your Project?

Let our expert engineers and designers transform your vision into reality with precision and innovation.

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OUR VALUED CLIENTS

Trusted by Leading Organizations

Al Ghanah Contracting
Bin Faqeeh Real Estate
Douglas
Durat Al Bahrain
Eastern Asphalt
Sinohydro

Ready to Start Your Project?

Let's discuss how we can bring your vision to life with our expert tensile shade solutions.

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