MSC Naval coverings – Metalsigma
4 May 2019
Client:
Magni Telescopic Handlers Srl – Castelfranco Emilia
Architectural Designer:
Studio Generali Engineering & Architecture
Customer:
FEA srl
Ceramic System:
Laminam SpA - Fiorano Modenese
The new HQ of Magni Telescopic Handlers in Castelfranco Emilia (MO), a world leader in products and machines for lifting and moving loads with excellent quality and safety standards, is situated in a futuristic area that includes, in addition to the production facilities, new offices with relaxation areas, a conference center, and meeting rooms. The entire complex spans 36,000 m², of which 3,200 m² are dedicated to the new offices.
The building's façade features a structure of panels with a maximum height of 9.1 m, consisting of double-layered sheet metal on the outer face, an insulating core, and special reinforced brackets anchored to the panels to support light aluminum carpentry.
This carpentry is designed to support large-format ceramic panels measuring up to 1.5x3.05 m, made of Laminam porcelain stoneware from the Ossido Laminam 5+ series, with aluminum reinforcement frames structurally bonded to the ceramic slabs with silicone, all subjected to Etag002 compliance tests and procedures.
The fixtures inserted into the façade openings are made of thermally broken profiles with special insulated perimetral frames.
Outside the ventilated façade, architectural sunshades made of extruded aluminum tubular sections have been installed, composed of non-modular frames with a maximum depth of 60 cm, fixed by a system of adjustable bars passing through the sandwich panel and anchored to the primary structures of the building, which are made of metal and laminated wood. Inside the premises, architectural partition walls in insulated drywall are planned.
Studio Cattivelli ing. Fausto, on behalf of the contractor FEA Srl of Modena, executed the executive project and the construction details with static calculations for the ventilated facades.
The client required maximum energy and acoustic performance using specific materials to ensure environmental sustainability.
