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Project Dresden’s castle: Cushion roof over the little courtyard | Pneu | Germany previous next 1 2 3                         General information Homepage www.form-TL.de Location country Germany Function of building Exhibition Type of application of the membrane covering Primary function of the tensile structure Daylight gains Degree of enclosure Hybrid structure Climatic zone Temperate - cold winters and mild summers Number of layers double-layer Short description of the project During the reconstruction of Dresden’s castle the small courtyard got a 41x25 m sized cupola. This consists of a bending-stiff grid made of rectangular profiles and 261 foil cushions with an edge length up to 2,8m and a diagonal length up to 4,1m. So a foyer develops suffused by light for the nearby art exhibitions. Cover area: 1.092 m² Double layer cushions: ETFE with 250 my Misc. project details References DOMUS 725 / 1991 Mobile Stages Acier.Stahl.Steel 10/1976 Duration of use Material of the cover Cable-net/Textile/Hybrid/Foil Foil Main dimensions and form Involved companies Engineers form TL ingenieure für tragwerk und leichtbau gmbh Suppliers Ceno Tec Editor Editor Bernd Stimpfle   Knowledgebase Database Projects Cable-net Hybrid Membrane Pneu Other Student projects Companies Architects Contractors Engineers Suppliers Literature Books Information folders Journals Search Advanced search My searches Add new project Library Links Order TensiNet Publications