Project Name

Peter Tscherrig Anenhütte

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Project Location

Blatten, Switzerland

Year of Completion

2008

Building Type

Commercial

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Peter Tscherrig, Peter & Prisca Tscherrig-Schappi

Owner

Peter & Prisca Tscherrig-Schappi

Student Author

Rui Guo

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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https://anenhuette.ch/site/images/ueber-uns/01-ueber-uns-anenhuette.jpg

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