project
Hotel du Departement
General information
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Location address
Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
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Location country
France
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Year of construction
1994
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Name of the client/building owner
Conseil General des Bouches-du-Rhone
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Function of building
Office buildings & congress centres
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Degree of enclosure
Hybrid structure
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Climatic zone
Temperate - cold winters and mild summers
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Primary function of the tensile structure
- Sun protection
Description
2000m2 PTFE/glass membrane forms a sunscreen along Deliberatif.
Description of the environmental conditions
Material of the cover
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Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
Fabric
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Material Fabric/Foil
Laminated Glass, PTFE coated glass
Main dimensions and form
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Covered surface (m2)
2000
Duration of use
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Temporary or permanent structure
Permanent
Involved companies
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Architects
Alsop, Lyall & Stormer
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Engineers
Arup