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Flower pavilion

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General information

  • Location address
    Astana
  • Location country
    Kazakhstan
  • Year of construction
    2017
  • Name of the client/building owner
    Expo 2017
  • Function of building
    Entertainment & recreation
  • Degree of enclosure
    Open structure
  • Climatic zone
    Temperate - cold winters and mild summers
  • Number of layers
    mono-layer
  • Type of application of the membrane
    covering
  • Primary function of the tensile structure
    • Rain protection
    • Sun protection

Description

For the first time the world exhibition Expo 2017 took place in Kazakhstan.
Themed as "Future Energy: Action for Global Sustainability", an exhibition of superlatives is being built on a 113 hectare large site. Large and small objects form a breath-taking ensemble of modern architecture.

One of the smaller pavilions is the so-called "Flower". A canopy for a children's playground in the middle of the Expo area. A small construction, that consists of a prestressed, interrelated curved membrane, which bears on six curved, circularly arranged, two-hinged frames. The outer base points of the steel arches are mounted on individual basements. The base points in the middle on a common foundation. The roof skin consists of a PVC-coated polyester fabric. The membrane lies along the arches and will be stretched downwards by border cables.

Description of the environmental conditions

Material of the cover

  • Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
    Fabric

Main dimensions and form

  • Covered surface (m2)
    80

Duration of use

  • Temporary or permanent structure
    Temporary

Involved companies

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