La Factoria
General information
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Home page
www.mehler-texnologies.com
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Location address
Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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Location country
Spain
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Year of construction
2009
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Function of building
Public spaces
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Degree of enclosure
Open structure
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Climatic zone
Mediterranean - mild winters, dry hot summers
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Number of layers
mono-layer
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Type of application of the membrane
covering
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Primary function of the tensile structure
- Sun protection
Description
The first open-air commercial centre La Factoria is situated in the region of Huelva, Spain. During spring and summer temperatures exceed 40°C and solar radiation hits directly and very intensively. The demand was to find and realize a possibility of protecting the 8 streets of the commercial centre from the sun and give shadow to its visitors during their stay.
On demand Carpatec designed, produced and installed a total of 64 paraboloids of 9.80m x 4.80m between the buildings of the centre and with a height of 9m, thus protecting the 8 streets and the front sides of more than 200 shops. For the design the software programme Rhino Membrane was used, for the calculation of loads and form finding Forten 3000 was applied. Tensioning ropes and fittings are of stainless steel 316. The membrane is Mehler Valmex FR 700 MEHATOP F – Type I. The welding was made at high frequency. Production and installation were made within only 21 days from receipt of order, thus assuring that the project was ready on the inauguration day of the centre in summer 2009.
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
Valmex FR 700 MEHATOP F - Type I
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Weight (g/m2)
700
Main dimensions and form
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Covered surface (m2)
3100
Duration of use
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Temporary or permanent structure
Permanent
Involved companies
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Engineers
Yago Gonzalez
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Contractors
CARPATEC S.L.
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Suppliers
Mehler Texnologies
Editor
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Editor
Evi Corne
