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Basel, Switzerland, 2006
- Lightweight GFRP cell-core sandwich roof, on load-bearing glass envelope
- Double curvature, wing form, 21.6×18.5 m, maximum thickness 62 cm
- Function integration: static, building physics and architectural functions
- Prefabrication of four elements and rapid installation, adhesively-bonded connections
- Built up from 460 CNC-machined PU-foam blocks of different geometries, no molds required
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Structural concept, design and experimental verification of a GFRP sandwich roof structure
Journal of Composites for Construction. 2008. num. 12/4, p. 454-468. DOI : 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0268(2008)12:4(454). Warning
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Glass house with wing roof
Telecast Menschen-Technik-Wissenschaft, broadcast station DRS (Switzerland), October 26, 2006