Company:
Covertex Membranes (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Shanghai,

Project Details

Fabric 1

ETFE
Producer: AGC GREEN-TECH CO., LTD
Supplier: AGC GREEN-TECH CO., LTD


Engineer Company 1
ARUP

Design Company
the Third Railway Survey and Design Institute Group Corporation

Architect Company
S.O.M

Fabrication Company
covertex membranes (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Project Manager Company
covertex membranes (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Installation Company
covertex membranes (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.


Please describe the project specifications

The project is located in Tianjin, China. It is the transportation Hub. The steel structure is a big dome. The length is 143M, width is 80M, height is 25M. The whole dome consists of 738 3-layer ETFE cushions with various sizes from maximum 43sqm to minimum 0.18sqm being installed on 36 clockwise spiral steel structures. The membrane surface area reaches 7024 M2.


What was the purpose of this project? What did the client request?

The ETFE cushion system is the light weight cover material for the whole structure. The ETFE film with the special dots printed, it can control the light transport to the inner. Let the people feel comfortable in the building.


What is unique or complex about the project?

The geometric design of the project is two direction spirals. Every cushion is different size .We had a new system, named Electric Fusing system. The wire had placed in the cushion when it was fabricated in plants. They have been connected and have the power in the sit. When the fire signal happens, the system will melt 3 sides of the cushion, the smoke can go out of the building.


What were the results of the project?

The high speed train station, locates in the center financial area in Tianjin. The 736 lozenge cushions of the façade looks like the diamond in the daylight. The LED-lighting-system put under the cushions glitter the building as a landmark in the night.


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