ETFE facade made of panels of variable size and shape. Panels have two sizes: 8500×2750 for standard panels and 8500x 4170 for corner panels. Geometrically panels have three-dimensional sides with different inclination. The juxtaposition of different panels leads to a varied building geometry. The panels are made through a metal substructure, an aluminum profile for […]
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 […]
In the heart of Parco dello Stelvio, Laces- San Martino in Monte cable car has now a new facade made in ETFE single layer. The facade is designed to resist at wind speed up to 11 km/h. Its stenght is assured by the 300 micron ETFE and the stainless steel cables included in pockets. ETFE […]
In order to improve the aesthetics of and old industrial warehouse built in different period of time, a textile panel facade was designed. The textile façade consists of a series of aluminum panels hooked to the existing building by means of a an aluminium frame substructure punctually hooked to the building. The aluminum frames allow […]
Textile facade as second skin of 1300 square meter for the Conciliazione auditorium in Rome, in order to replicate the surface of Michelangelo’s masterpiece: the Sistine Chapel. The show Last Judgment, directed by Maco Balich, is projected on this new surface carefully stretched thanks to tension profiles. The construction involved the executive design of the […]
Pianos Hanlet was looking for a new skin for his shop. A textile facade with the dimension of 42mx19m has been designed. The facade has been dimensioned to withstand the loads applied from winds at an average speed of 28 m/s.
