Etfe Roof Panels

At aura we can provide you with the unique and patented texo etfe panel solution.

Etfe roof panels.

The use of etfe in architectural constructions has grown spectacularly in recent years offering the benefits of unsurpassed optical properties and lightweight construction to projects as diverse as walkways greenhouses and more high profile constructions such as the eden project and the beijing olympic swimming pool. The swiss architecture team of jacques herzog and pierre de meuron created a sculpted look for the allianz arena 2005 one of the most beautiful etfe structures in münchen. Whether it is a single layer or in cushion forms etfe foil systems are supported in an aluminium extrusion at the perimeter which in turn is supported by the main. Etfe roof at manchester piccadilly station manchester uk an example of its use is as pneumatic panels to cover the outside of the football stadium allianz arena or the beijing national aquatics centre a k a.

The benefits of an etfe roof compared to a glass equivalent are becoming increasingly recognised. The water cube of the 2008 olympics the world s largest structure made of etfe film laminate. We are the creator of wintess we develop and continuously improve solutions to design analysis and fabrication of tensile structures. The texo panel system will hold any architectural fabric at a constant pretension so it will not deflect under wind or snow loads.

Non linear analysis software for membrane structures creating solutions since hello. A photo journey of etfe architecture quickly dispels the notion that this is a simple plastic cladding material you might put over your roof or boat on a rainy day.