The balcony stood imposingly at 8.5 meters above the sloping ground below, instantly eliminating the conventional approach of inserting poles into the ground. In response, our team was prompted to innovate, devising a custom pole design to meet the demands of the project whch had to be capable of enduring substantial stress. We designed our poles to not only withstand these pressures but also cater to the client’s specific wish – shading that extended right to the deck’s edge. To achieve this, the design featured poles angled strategically to protrude beyond the deck, extending the sail past the deck’s front edge. This design ingenuity provided the much-desired shade while maintaining the structural integrity of the shade sail. Further challenges arose due to the deck’s trusses, which were inadequate in terms of fixings in their original design. We fortified these by tying them down to the bearer beams as per the building code, thereby strengthening the overall structure. The installation was an extreme challenge to complete safely, the use of portable scaffolding and rope harnesses were required at points to achieve a safe installation. Our pole design incorporated multiple fixings, carefully calculated and placed to offer robust uplift protection. Simultaneously, this design ensured no sagging of the sail occurred, even as the poles bore the full tension.