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COP22 Village Marrakesh

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General information

  • Location address
    Marrakech
  • Location country
    Morocco
  • Year of construction
    2016
  • Name of the client/building owner
    Comité de pilotage de la COP 22
  • Function of building
  • Degree of enclosure
    Open structure
  • Climatic zone
    Arid - dry and hot all year
  • Number of layers
    mono-layer
  • Type of application of the membrane
    covering
  • Primary function of the tensile structure
    • Sun protection

Description

The design of the exhibition grounds is based upon a temporary urbanism created by the installation of a village of canopies, entirely demountable and reusable. The exhibitions grounds were constructed within a span of five months on an empty piece of land, facing both the historical wall of the city and the Atlas Mountains. The main axis of the site connects to two of the principal roads of the city. The central spine, 680m long and 18m wide, unites all the elements of the program and is covered by a gigantic canopy along its entire length.
The tent is a primitive and universal form of architecture that speaks to the common needs of man on this planet. The enormous tented structure over the central space covers 12.000m² and arises from a collaboration between OUALALOU+CHOI and the manufacturer Serge Ferrari. The first series of design sketches were made by Group Alto, consulting engineer for the concept design of this spine of canopies.
The prestressed membrane is of an openwork design to create an effect of transparency while still remaining completely waterproof. The COP22 provided the opportunity to create an innovative tensile project, both in terms of its structure and its materiality.

Description of the environmental conditions

Material of the cover

  • Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
    Fabric
  • Type (code)
    Ferrari precontraint WP392

Main dimensions and form

  • Covered surface (m2)
    12400

Duration of use

  • Temporary or permanent structure
    Temporary
  • Convertible or mobile
    Convertible

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