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Muna Tent Project

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General information

  • Location address
    Muna Valley, Makkah
  • Location country
    Saudi arabia
  • Year of construction
    1999
  • Name of the client/building owner
    Ministry of public works and housing KSA
  • Function of building
    Religion
  • Degree of enclosure
    Hybrid structure
  • Climatic zone
    Arid - dry and hot all year
  • Primary function of the tensile structure
    • Sun protection

Description

Tent city for 2 mio. pilgrims for the Hadj, built as non combustible Teflon coated glassfibre tent supported in hot dip galvanized steel structure. The tent city is built of several types of tents ? based on a 8x8 m standard tent module.

Description of the environmental conditions

Material of the cover

  • Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
    Fabric
  • Material Fabric/Foil
    Glass
  • Material coating
    PTFE

Main dimensions and form

  • Covered surface (m2)
    2400000

Duration of use

  • Temporary or permanent structure
    Permanent
  • Design lifespan in years
    11-20

Involved companies

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