Yacht Club Resort
Nansei, Japan
Year:
1994
Material:
ETFE foil
Area
500 m²
Client:
Net-R Co., Ltd, Japan
Architect:
K. Kikutake Architects, Tokyo, Japan
Engineering:
Fudo Construction Co. Ltd., Japan
Typhoon Tried And Tested
Hightex created the transparent ETFE roof covering of the yachting club in Nansei near Nagoya. As well as architectural and technical issues, the unusually difficult wind conditions had to be taken into account. Under extreme conditions wind speeds of up to 215km/h (130mph) have been measured in Nagoya.
In order to fulfil the design ideas of Prof. Kikutake, the polygonal base of approximately 150sq/m was provided with a flat steel grid structure. Fourteen double-layered ETFE membrane cushions, up to 17metres long and approximately two metres wide, were fixed to this structure. Only days after installation the structure resisted the heaviest typhoon in 34 years with speeds of 200 km/h. The membrane roof remained undamaged.
Another application where Hightex’s position as a world leader in creating tensile structures and fabric architecture in tensioned membranes such as PTFE, PVC, and ETFE is realised.
