Sculpture designed by Architect Enrico Pontello, winner of the competition to create the sculpture placed in the center of the fountain in Largo Fiorillo, in front of the Cruise Terminal, La Spezia. Maco Technology engineered the system and built the components that allowed the 13 hulls to be put in place, made through a special […]
Based on the design of MAD studio, a cube made of metal structure with a side of 8 meters resting by one of its edges was engineered produced and installed. The total height of the sculpture reaches about 12.5 meters at the center. The structure was designed on a modular basis in order to be […]
Covering of 1500 m2 in triple layer ETFE cushions printed to protect the Teatro della Cava del Sole, Matera. The theater is the most important venue in the framework of the redevelopment of the area of the Matera as European Capital of Culture 2019. All information on the event can be found here: https: //www.matera […]
The atrium of a multi-storey office building is closed by an ETFE cushion roof. The total covered area is approximately 800 sq m. The silver-colored triple-layer ETFE cushions rest on a sub-structure si made of curved steel arches covering a 24-meters span. The cushions, 21 in total, triangular and spindle-shaped, have sinuous shapes that follow […]
The ETFE cover of the swimming pool and the new wellness center inaugurated in May 2018 has been designed and built for Camping Garden Paradiso. The cover consists of 550 square meters divided into 20 triple layer ETFE cushions. The two external layers are printed in colored dots white. The printing gradient of ETFE has […]
The ETFE and wood combination is the marriage of the elegance and warmth of the glulam structure and the lightness and modernity of the fluoro-plastic ETFE film. The roof rests on a series of glulam half-arches and reaches down to the ground so as to shelter the goods storage area from water and wind. The […]
The project consists of 9 molded ETFE canopies that make up the cover of the exterior of the famous Jimmy’z nightclub in Monte Carlo. The 9 canopies were made of steel by calendering 163 and 219 mm tubulars. The structures vary in diameter and height from a minimum of 4 meters with a height of […]
The latest project for the Festival of Economics signed Monica Armani is an inflatable, light and delicate roof that covers like a cloud flexible and modular spaces that can accommodate offices, commercial areas and exhibition areas. A series of lattice beams parallel to each other support a parallelepiped-shaped cushion system. The aesthetic result is enhanced […]
ETFE roofs are often attractive in terms of aesthetics and lightness but not from the point of view of thermal performance. The case of the “Wintergarden” conference room of the Crowne Plaza hotel in Verona is emblematic. Maco Technology was apponted for the complete redesign of the envelope from the thermal point of view. The […]
In collaboration with Monica Armani Studio, Maco Technology engineered the steel and wood structure and pneumatic cushion covering of the new temporary pavilion provided to the Province of Trento for the most exclusive events held in the city but also on the ski slopes. The new, modular pavilion consists of steel and wood arches and […]
