Company:
THONI San Juan Bautista, CA
Project Details
Fabric 1
Mirafi
Producer:
TenCate Geosynthetics
Supplier:
TenCate Geosynthetics
Engineer Name 1
THEODORE THOENY
Engineer Company 1
THONI
Design Name
THEODORE THOENY
Design Company
THONI
Architect Name
THEODORE THOENY
Architect Company
THONI
Fabrication Name
STANLEY CRANE
Fabrication Company
CRANE UPHOLSTERY
Subcontractor Name
ANSEL THOENY
Subcontractor Company
ANSEL CONSTRUCTION
Graphics Name
MELISSA THOENY
Graphics Company
MELISSA THOENY DESIGN
Project Manager Name
ANSEL THOENY
Project Manager Company
ANSEL CONSTRUCTION
Installation Name
STANLEY CRANE
Installation Company
CRANE UPHOLSTERY
Please describe the project specifications
DRAPE NEEDLE PUNCHED MIRAFI FABRIC INSIDE STRUCTURE AT TOP OF WALLS.
INFLATE FABRIC TO DESIRED SHAPE AND SPRAY 3# CLOSED CELL POLYURETHANE
FOAM TO SURFACE OF FABRIC, CREATING A RIGID ROOF STRUCTURE.
What was the purpose of this project? What did the client request?
PROJECT WAS TO CREATE A PROTOTYPE HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENT STRUCTURE
DEMONSTRATING THE USE OF FABRICS TO FORM CURVILINEAR THIN SHELL ROOFS.
What is unique or complex about the project?
PROJECT DEMONSTRATED THE USE OF GENERIC INDUSTRIAL FABRICS TO FORM
SIMPLE UNCUT SHAPES, USING GRAVITY AS THE SOLE MEANS OF DEVELOPING
SMOOTH AND STRUCTURALY EFFICIENT CURVED SHELL ROOFS IN SPACE.
What were the results of the project?
THE PROJECT WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS IN DEMONSTRATING THE USE OF FABRICS
FOR ROOFS FOR NEW OR EXISTING BUILDINGS IN THE FUTURE
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