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The complex divides the highly frequented street from the new arranged natural park. It is partly embedded into the ground. On the parking side large windows allow the view into the functional areas (wellness, seminar, and therapy). The lanes for bikes and pedestrians are following the new erected territory and preserve the sight towards the park and the watercourse.

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The building presents itself as a curved sublevel stoping. An abstraction of the surrounding landscape and nature served as inspiration. An organic structure is drawn over the dominant structure like a sculptural element in the adjacent green. The striking façade of ALUCOBOND® is the characteristic feature of the Lindner Hotel. Its design is derived from nature. The so called bubble-façade is mounted in front of the balconies. Essential elements are the curvilinear endings at the base and the parapets.

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The look-and-feel of the secondary building shows harder geometric forms and supports the concept of a business and conference hotel. The façade has a vertical layout due to its curved form. The colour choice ranges from pastel in cream white for the bubble construction up to brown shades for the plaster at the road's side. Structures of wood and coppice were integrated homogeneously.

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The master plan of the outdoor facilities is important to the whole project. The enlargement of the littoral zones and the erection of a small harbor is key of the concept in terms of design and function. The access by boat is possible for the guests.

+ Project facts

Project: Seeparkhotel Lindner
Location: Klagenfurt | Austria
Architects: trecolore architects, Annenheim | Austria
Fabricator: Eder | Austria
Product: ALUCOBOND White 101
Year of Construction: 2010

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courtesy Michele D’Ottavio

courtesy Michele D’Ottavio

The esteemed university of Turin has been gradually modernising its architecture. This has involved moving all the university faculties to a new campus which is to be completed with a building complex designed by the architects Foster + Partners, London. The buildings are aligned as a triangle with a circular open area.

The large extent eye-catching feature of the whole ensemble is an impressive cantilevered membrane roof which gives the appearance of floating above the structure. Due to an unusual shape of the roof and the different curves it entails necessitated sophisticated engineering and confection of the membrane roof. formTL was responsible for the entire engineering of the membrane cladding including its design, the complex interaction with the steel structure and authority approvals, execution and workshop drawings.

Membrane surface area: 16,710 m²

Dimensions
Rise of arches up to approx. 12.60 m
Length approx. 270 m
Width approx. 140 m

Materials
PTFE-coated glass fabric:
St.Gobain Sheerfill I approx. 4,400 m²
St.Gobain Sheerfill II approx. 12,310 m²

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