Ultra Thin Concrete Roof

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.

Ultra thin concrete roof.

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. Researchers from eth zurich have built a prototype of an ultra thin curved concrete roof using innovative digital design and fabrication methods. A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house. 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 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. 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. Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick. The tested novel formwork system will be used in an actual construction project for the first time next year.

A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like. The completed ultra thin roof has an average thickness of just 5 cm. The prototype shown has already been dismantled to make space for future developments. 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. The shell is part of a roof. The shell is part of a roof top. For example the florida based company hurricane proof systems offers a 7 inch 18 centimeter slab of concrete in three layers.