Agricultural college Mezzana

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The agricultural college in Mezzana provides a good example of the visual appearance of modular earth construction. Its wide openings are not optimal for rammed earth and could not be constructed with traditional building methods. Integrating a reinforced concrete lintel into the ramming of the horizontally positioned elements means that the beam can be very thin.

The large number of openings allow the façade to achieve an unprecedented degree of transparency, which creates a dynamic contrast with the visually heavy appearance of the material.

Category

Public

Attributes

Trass lime strips, Exterior wall, Opening options

Architecture

conte pianetti zanetta architetti

Customer

Canton Ticino

Time period

2010-12

Executiom

Lehm Ton Erde Baukunst GmbH

Location

CH, Coldrerio

Production type

Prefabricated production

Factory-based production, including the creation of production plans, mixing & tamping, as well as drying, packaging, & transport.

Services

Recipe development

Customized research & development of rammed earth mixture – from analyzing local sources or excavated material to adjusting the recipe to fulfil pre-defined expectations.

Production techniques & machinery

Planning & provision of the essential infrastructure, machinery rental & production techniques. Services of design & protoyping of customized, project-specific solutions.

Products

Wall

Walls made of 100% earth - formed & compacted on site or produced as prefabricated elements, load-bearing or self-supporting.

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