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Edificio-Puente on troubled waters

Centre d'Interpretació de l'Aigua i of the Madriu in Andorra, dazzles with Wicona curtain wall

Wicona, Hydro Building Systems Ltd.21/07/2011

July 25, 2011

The construction of the building-destined bridge to the Centre d'Interpretació of l'Aigua i of the Madriu (Ciam) forms part of a series of performances paisajísticas and architectural that pretends revitalizar the surroundings between the Bridge of Engordany and the Bridge of the Coarse. The equipment is a prism of glass that flies on the river and that has resolved with wall curtain Wicsky SG of Wicona —marks of German origin that belongs to the Norwegian international group Hydro Building Systems—, specialist in systems of light faã§ades. The following article, elaborated by Wicona, details the peculiarities of this singular building.

The cultural space projects like a container with a structure formed by two cerchas metallic. Author: Comú d'Escaldes-Engordany.

Much of the Leisure and cultural activities of the landscape of the Valley of Madriu-Perafita-Claror, which belongs to the (City) Comú of Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra Principality, will be developed in this edificio-puente.

The building flies from the Roc of Metge, on avenida de la Tosca bridge, up the River to a height of 6 meters. The beams that support place an upper bound to 3.2 meters above the level of the Bank of the River, according to the report of the Government of Andorra flood determinations.

Three spaces

The cultural space is planned as a container with a structure consisting of two metal trusses that create three different spaces: one central trapezoidal between the trusses, and two side spans of different dimensions between these frameworks and building skin. The envelope of high transparency enables total communication between inside and outside.

The building is part of a set of landscape and architectural activities in the area. Author: Comú d'Escaldes-Engordany.

To get this connection, provision has been made a wall of curtain Wicona SG Wicsky with glass of different colors and striated in a way that they produce an organic and water effect. The façade has built amounts and 50 millimeters wide planks. Gluing glass has been fixed by sealing with structural silicone.

The musical nuance

The drawing of stretch marks on the façade corresponds to the creation of curves generated by the mathematical application of musical notes, its value and the time of the musical piece ' Bridge over troubled water ", Simon & Garfunkel.

Water and snow

Cover transactions generated by the burden of snow and the evacuation of water have been two issues which have been especially appreciate at the time of designing the system of the facade anchor. To do this, a guarda-aguas with a minimum slope of 10% and a fixed adjustable aluminum anchor system is planned. In this way, anchorages are fixed at the top of each level, and are available in free labor at the bottom, to allow moves by thermal variations or weight.

The striated Wicona aluminium aims to create an organic and water effect. Photo: Wenzel.

The building boasts cutting-edge facilities for HVAC, lighting and technology systems that will make it possible to take action and create unique effects. For example, the box may become cube of a set of built-in LED light profiles for curtain wall.

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