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Miroiterie Flon
Lausanne, Switzerland
Landmark On The Refurbished Flon District
The FLON building is located right in the city centre of Lausanne/Switzerland and acts as a landmark on the refurbished Flon district.The building with its unique designed triangular cushion facade (by architect Brauen & Wälchli) is intended to host high level commercial shops. The facade is build up from a 4-layer cushion with three air chambers and two different internal pressures. The outer layer is made from PTFE-coated glass fabric, the three inner layers from ETFE due to light requirements. The triangular cushions will be illuminated from the inside during night time.
Facts
Realization membrane structure
Hightex GmbHYear
2007Client
Losinger Construction, Bussigny, SchweizCity
Lausanne, SwitzerlandLocation
EuropeRoof area
– m²Facade area
850 m²Contractor
LO Immeubles SA, Lausanne, SchweizArchitect
B + W architecture sàrl, Lausanne, SchweizEngineering
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