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Nouvelle DestiNation Expo.02

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General information

  • Location address
    Biel
  • Location country
    Switzerland
  • Year of construction
    2002
  • Function of building
    Exhibition
  • Degree of enclosure
    Fully enclosed structure
  • Climatic zone
    Temperate - cold winters and mild summers
  • Number of layers
    mono-layer
  • Type of application of the membrane
    covering

Description

The Swiss Pavilion in Biel is a breathing exhibition hall made of silicon coated glass fabric with seams to breath.

An extraordinary pneumatic form is created by diagonal compression struts with steel arches and a circumferential cable.

The aim of the design was to achieve a visible deformation of the envelope. The movement of the envelope is formed by outside influences and the periodic changes of the inner pressure. It fluctuates during the so called breathing from 30Pa to 220Pa.

Description of the environmental conditions

Material of the cover

  • Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
    Fabric
  • Material Fabric/Foil
    Silicon-glass Sikatec

Main dimensions and form

  • Maximum height (m)
    6
  • Total length (m)
    40
  • Total width (m)
    26

Duration of use

  • Temporary or permanent structure
    Temporary
  • Convertible or mobile
    Convertible

Involved companies

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