International Airshow Farnborough 2006
The temporary pavilion of the Italian holding Finmeccanica is to be rebuilt for 4 weeks every two years, therefore the self-supporting steel structure and the two-layer cover are designed and manufactured to be dismantled.
80% of the façade, with its height of 8 m, are made of bended circular tubes with attached aluminium profiles, in which 48 vertical façade cushions are mounted.
The roof consists of steel girders, an airtight welded membrane cushion and form-giving wind suction cables. The roof cushion is circumferentially fastened to the eaves.
Although an apparently vacuum geometry the façade consists of pressure cushions: The concave impression results from the transparent outer skin, which gives a view on the inner cushion layer.
Architect Stefano Gris
Base area: 49 m x 34,6 m
Facade field width: 1,8 bis 2,4 m
Roof cushions: both sides PES/PVC Typ I
Façade cushion: inside PVC-PES Typ I
outside clear PVC 500 my
