The Galets, set like boulders in the reed field, cover the exhibition pavilions. The emulsion of an oil drop in water was observed for the architectural design of the three differently sized Galets. The chosen technique of air-supported construction enlarges the dimensions of the Galets, which can only be grasped in comparison to the vast landscape, the lake and the distant Alpine ring.
The contrast between the micro-level of the Roseaux and the macro-level of the Galets thus creates the two poles in whose field of tension all the other buildings of the Arteplage are placed.
Arteplage
Neuchâtel
The construction
Supporting structure: steel girders
Cladding of the galets: PVC membrane and fibreglass
The Galets in figures
Galet 1
Maximum diameter of the Galet: 105.00 m
Maximum diameter within the columns: 95.00 m
Maximum height of the metal structure: 21.00 m
Maximum height of the membrane*: 24.00 m
Minimum height of the membrane: 20.00 m
Maximum height under the membrane: 11.20 m
Minimum height under the membrane*: 9.20 m
Covered area: 8'322.00 m2
Number of columns: 27
Galet 2
Maximum diameter of the Galet: 80.00 m
Maximum diameter within the columns: 70.00 m
Maximum height of the metal structure: 16.50 m
Maximum height of the membrane*: 18.00 m
Minimum height of the membrane: 15.00 m
Maximum height under the membrane: 10.00 m
Minimum height under the membrane*: 8.50 m
Covered area: 4'100.00 m2
Number of columns: 19
Galet 3
Maximum diameter of the Galet: 70.00 m
Maximum diameter within the columns: 60.00 m
Maximum height of the metal structure: 14.70 m
Maximum height of the membrane*: 16.80 m
Minimum height of the membrane: 14.00 m
Maximum height under the membrane: 8.50 m
Minimum height under the membrane*: 7.10 m
Covered area: 3'600.00 m2
Number of columns: 18
* with a pressure of 0.40 kN/m2 and a wind speed of 180 km/h
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