FRP domes and moulded elements
Domes, shells and moulded forms in fibreglass reinforced polymer: light enough to lift onto a finished roof, strong enough to stand in the weather for decades.
The museum dome, made
From the old dome to the new one, in our own footage.
November 2022The old dome broken out on the museum roof.
November 2022 The old dome broken out on the museum roof.
November 2022 The ornament worked into a pattern panel by hand.
November 2022 The master pattern built up in curved timber strips.
December 2022 A shell worked by hand in the workshop.
January 2023 Steel frames in our workshop.
August 2023 Painted segments before delivery.
September 2023 The dome lifted onto the roof.
September 2023 The painted surface, and the finished dome with the city behind it.
Every FRP piece starts as a master pattern carved in our workshop from the shop drawing. A mould is taken from the pattern, and the shell is laminated in it, in one piece or in segments that join on a steel frame.
Painting happens in the workshop, where the surface can be inspected at arm’s length: primer, base coat, finish coat, clear coat. The finished shell is then lifted into place and touched up on site.
What we make
- Domes
- Whole shells or segmented domes on their own steel frames, finished to match glazed tile or painted ornament.
- Decorative shells and columns
- Sculptural forms and columns for interiors and entrances.
- Mouldings
- Finials, cornices, muqarnas and trims cast from the same master patterns.
Projects
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Two fibreglass domes for a national museum, one cast in ten segments over the old dome, one cast whole.
See the project
New RISDA office
Three packages in one year: a canopy frame, a metal frame for the hotel entrance, and sculpted FRP shells and columns.
See the project
Masjid Raja Lumu
The town mosque of Kuala Selangor, refurbished for its waqf committee with new FGRG and FRP detailing.
See the projectDiscuss a dome package.
Tell us where the project is and roughly when. We will call you back, then look at your drawings or your site.