Ultra Thin Concrete Roof

Using unique design and building methods researchers have created a prototype for an ultra thin curving concrete roof that will also generate solar power.

Ultra thin concrete roof.

With an average thickness of nearly 2 the structure varies between 1 2 thick on the edges to 4 7 thick at the roof s support areas. The self supporting doubly curved shell. A pro to type for an ultra thin sinu ous con crete roof us ing in nov at ive design and fab ric a tion meth ods has been de signed and built by re search ers from the eth zürich. Block research group eth zürich naida iljazovic the test structure which has already been dismantled was 7 5m high with a surface area of 160m.

The shell is part of a roof top apart ment unit called hilo that is planned to be built next year on the nest the liv ing lab build ing of empa and eawag in dübendorf. For one it is quite heavy unless you re talking about ultra lightweight concrete and needs to have a certain thickness to be strong. The ultra thin concrete roof covers an area of 1 291 square feet image courtesy of michael lyrenmann and eth zurich. Construction prototype for ultra thin concrete roof posted on saturday november 18th 2017 researchers from eth zurich have built a prototype of an ultra thin curved concrete roof using innovative digital design and fabrication methods.

Brg s team built the prototype over the course of six months in eth zurich s robotic fabrication lab. Two layers of concrete sandwich together insulation heating and cooling coils while thin film photovoltaic cells wrap the exterior surface. A group of researchers from eth zurich have designed and built a 25 foot tall prototype for an ultra thin lightweight and double curved concrete roof that is set to be used in a residential construction project next year. Researchers at eth zurich have built an ultra thin prototype concrete roof using innovative design and fabrication methods.

The residential unit enclosed by this roof system and. The pent house will provide liv ing and work space for guest fac ulty of empa. The shell is part of a roof top. An ultra thin sinuous concrete roof made with new design and fabrication methods concrete is the most used building material but it has its drawbacks.