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Project Location
Blatten, Switzerland
Year of Completion
2008
Building Type
Commercial
Building Massing
Low Rise
Archived Year
12-19-2018
Climate
polar climate (ET)
Application
Facade
Material and its Properties
Aluminum Foam, resist extreme weather To resist over 250 km/h winds, 90°C temperature change in an hour and up to 8 meters(26ft) of snow load during winter time, the aluminum foam sandwich tiles are designed as the response. The minimum weight panels are prefabricated as a foamed aluminum core and two aluminum surface layers later shipped by helicopter to the extreme altitude.
Manufacturer
the POHL Group
Material Brand
AFS® (Aluminum Foam Sandwich) MDT-S4 (Metalfoam Design Tiles)
Location of Manufacturer
Robert-Bosch-Str. 6, 50769 Köln, Deutschland
Fabricator
the POHL Group
Location of Fabricator
Robert-Bosch-Str. 6, 50769 Köln, Deutschland
Manufacturer Website
https://www.pohl-facades.com/en/
Fabricator Website
https://www.pohl-facades.com/en/
Other Sources
https://www.pohl-facades.com/en/references/anenhuette/#
https://anenhuette.ch/site/de/
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Environmental Response
completely recyclable, transportation package recyclable, lightweight
Recommended Citation
Tscherrig, Peter, "Peter Tscherrig Anenhütte" (2008). Building Case Studies. 471.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/471
Owner
Peter & Prisca Tscherrig-Schappi