Five differently shaped canopies covered with a transparent single-layer ETFE film designed to withstand up to 300 kg of wind shear. These are the requirements received by designers engaged in the design of a new Hotel and Resort in Palm Beach, Miami. In order to meet the stringent requirements, the roofs were engineered in order […]
The Azerbaijan pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai is a structural and an aesthetic challenge as well. The roof consists of 3 different areas. The largest surface, of about 700 square meters, is mado of a double-layer ETFE cushion in which the external layer is white colored and the external one is digitally printed with the […]
The shelter for the entrance to the camping resort was made of steel and ETFE pillows. The structure consists of 72 ETFE cushions of different shapes and sizes for a total of 550 covered square meters. The cushions are 2 layers: the external one is printed in order to shade the area underneath.
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 […]
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 […]
Interpreting the theme proposed by Interni, the MAD Architects studio designed an installation made of ETFE produced by P.A.T.I., located on the east side of the courtyard of honor. The setting changes the perception of space: the distance between the translucent surface and the facade is not constant but dynamic, based on a controlled but […]
