Based on a project by architecture firm DC10, Maco Technology was commissioned to engineer and construct a 3d rhomboidal cell facade coated with ETFE. The facade aesthetically and energetically upgrades a building in Mind District, i.e., the former Expo area in Milan. The project consists of 78 panels divided into 6 different types including 4 […]
The roof for the Acquaworld complex nearby Milano is made out of 47 three layer ETFE pillows for a total surface covered of 2300 square meter. The building was completed in 2011 but was never maintened. Maco Technology’s scope of work is to clear, repair and seal pillows togheter with the air managment system. ??
ETFE single layer canopy design for wind and snowload for Milano area. The film is ETFE 300 micron clear stretched over the 3d border. The membrane is reinforced with stainless steel cables in both direction which gives the roof an high tech appeal. The ETFE is printed with frittings to provide adequate shading and to […]
A private terrace with a beautiful view on Rome, 5 sliding canopies covered with cleat ETFE have been designed and installed. The goal of the engineering was to design the lightest possible structure not to add load on the terrace. The canopies can be moved in few seconds, manually and can transfrom an open air […]
Probably one of the most beautiful tensile structures for private villas made by Maco Technology, it consists of a tensile structure based on 3 cable-stayed pillars and 3 wall connections. The shelter, in the beautiful landscape in front of the sea, allows you to easily use the garden protected from the sun and rain thanks […]
The tensile structure for the RAI headquarters in Turin is an 85 square meters membrane tensioned canopy. it is stretched between the walls of the building and through a 9.5 meter pillar, cable stayed. The pillar is held in place by 3 cables. The roof collects water on the perimeter adjacent to the building and […]
The Italian pavilion for Expo Dubai 2020 was designed by Carlo Ratti Associates, Italo Rota and Matteo Gatto in collaboration with F&M Ingegneria. Maco Technology provided its consultancy for the architectural and structural design of the roof of the pavilion made up of a series of ETFE cushions of different shapes and sizes. The complexity […]
The entrance canopy of the airport of Clerk, Philippines, it covered with single layer ETFE technology. The result is a highly transparent cover that almost disappears depending on the solar lighting conditions. The roof consists of 6 spans measuring approximately 14m x 4. The ETFE is supported by a series of stainless steel cables with […]
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.
