Novartis Campus entrance building

Basel, Switzerland, 2006

  • Lightweight GFRP cell-core sandwich roof, on load-bearing glass envelope
  • Double curvature, wing form, 21.6×18.5 m, maximum thickness 62 cm
  • Function integration: static, building physics and architectural functions
  • Prefabrication of four elements and rapid installation, adhesively-bonded connections
  • Built up from 460 CNC-machined PU-foam blocks of different geometries, no molds required

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