Company:
Covertex Membranes (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Shanghai, 31

Project Details

Fabric 1

ETFE
Producer: Asahi Kasei Fibers Corp.
Supplier: Asahi Kasei Fibers Corp.


Engineer Company 1
covertex membranes (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Architect Company
Beijing Architectural Design and Research Institute

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

This project steel structure using Skeleton membrane structure, The membrane is divided into 110 units. Expanded area of about 2500 square meters, the amount of steel structure is about 200 tons. Membrane with ASAHI ETFE-250um .


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

The project is currently the second botanical garden project in China which use the ETFE inflatable membrane structure. In the botanical garden project, ETFE materials is very good for plant growth. Many customers are more and more fond of doing botanical projects, and they all like to use ETFE film.


What is unique or complex about the project?

The steel structure of this project adopts a single-layer reticulated shell structure. The biggest difficulty with this project is that the inflatable membrane uses an opening device. And because the triangular unit is relatively large, the side length is nearly 7 meters. Therefore, the accuracy requirements for steel structures are also high.


What were the results of the project?

Project has done well and the clients are very satisfied with our works.


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