Zenith - Strasbourg
Zenith, a Music Palace able to contain 10.000 people. The central core of this theater- building is made of an ellipsoidal concrete body. On this strong perimeter are placed the covering beams made of steelworks.
Around the cylindrical shape body a structure constituted of 22 small girders which bear a kind of parvis.
This roofing, partly anchored to the concrete walls and partly leaned on the floor, has been conceived to act as the supporting skeleton of the outer cladding: an orange membrane.
Fabric used is silicone coated fiberglass due to its strength but above all to its translucency.
As a matter of fact the fabric behaviour with light was a fundamental requisite for designers: at night the Zenith lights up from inside and becomes a beacon visible from a great distance.
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Date 2009-07-08PTFE (Teflon®) coated fiberglass fabric |
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