Project Name

Marina de Empresas

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Project Location

Valencia, Spain

Year of Completion

2015

Building Type

Institutional

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

zhuoying chenFollow

Owner

Escuela de Empresarios

Student Author

Zhuoying Chen

Archived Year

12-13-2018

Climate

BSk (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate)

Application

Roof, facade

Material and its Properties

Fiber Reinforced Plastic • Resilience to corrosion • High-strength • Light-weight, low labor cost • Easy to duplicate, easy to have a uniform surface • Cheap

Architect Website

http://errearquitectura.com/en/home/

Other Sources

https://www.archdaily.com/894586/marina-de-empresas-erre-arquitectura

Environmental Response

FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastic) is an innovative architectural material but has traditionally been used for the construction of buoys and boats. Designers gave it a new use to cover the building. Due to its proximity to the sea, FRP is resistant to environmental aggressiveness of saline residue.

Recommended Citation

chen, zhuoying, "Marina de Empresas" (2015). Building Case Studies. 392.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/392