Ultra Thin Concrete Roof

The shell is part of a roof.

Ultra thin concrete roof.

A prototype for an ultra thin sinuous concrete roof using innovative design and fabrication methods read more about construction. The shell is part of a roof top. A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like. 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.

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. 18 tonnes of concrete were used to make the roof image courtesy of micheal lyrenmann and eth zurich. A prototype for an ultra thin sinuous concrete roof using innovative design and fabrication methods has been designed and built by researchers from the eth zürich. A prototype for an ultra thin sinuous concrete roof using innovative design and fabrication methods has been designed and built by researchers from eth zürich.

The prototype shown has already been dismantled to make space for future developments. The shell is part of a roof top apartment unit called hilo that is planned to be built next year on the nest the living lab building of empa and eawag in dübendorf. For example the florida based company hurricane proof systems offers a 7 inch 18 centimeter slab of concrete in three layers. The tested novel formwork system will be used in an actual construction project for the first time next year.

A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house. Researchers from eth zurich have built a prototype of an ultra thin curved concrete roof using innovative digital design and fabrication methods. Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick. A prototype for an ultra thin sinuous concrete roof using innovative design and fabrication methods has been designed and built by researchers from the eth zürich.