On the occasion of the FuoriSalone 2024, as part of the Interni Cross Vision exhibition-event, Amazon will present ‘The Amazing Walk’, an installation designed by MAD Architects. For the occasion, Maco Technology has created the entire installation including a 700 square metre swimming pool and a self-supporting structure made of triangular aluminium façade panels and […]
For a penthouse with a terrace overlooking the city, a 4-point marquee combines aesthetics and functionality. The structure is self-balancing, solving the age-old problem of how to unload the tension of tensile structures on the ground. The double tubular steel frame outlines the attachment points of a classic 4-point marquee.
The hospitality structure designed and built for Feel Racing and Ducato MotoGP, together with Maccarinelli, is the biggest structure at the moment in the paddock based on semi trailes. The roof is made of 5 tensairity beams with a span of 14 meters and it is connected on the side traliers which are 2 stories […]
Covering of 1500 m2 in triple layer ETFE cushions printed to protect the Teatro della Cava del Sole, Matera. The theater is the most important venue in the framework of the redevelopment of the area of the Matera as European Capital of Culture 2019. All information on the event can be found here: https: //www.matera […]
The atrium of a multi-storey office building is closed by an ETFE cushion roof. The total covered area is approximately 800 sq m. The silver-colored triple-layer ETFE cushions rest on a sub-structure si made of curved steel arches covering a 24-meters span. The cushions, 21 in total, triangular and spindle-shaped, have sinuous shapes that follow […]
Based on a project by architecture firm DC10, Maco Technology was commissioned to engineer and construct a 3d rhomboidal cell facade coated with ETFE. The facade aesthetically and energetically upgrades a building in Mind District, i.e., the former Expo area in Milan. The project consists of 78 panels divided into 6 different types including 4 […]
The ETFE cover of the swimming pool and the new wellness center inaugurated in May 2018 has been designed and built for Camping Garden Paradiso. The cover consists of 550 square meters divided into 20 triple layer ETFE cushions. The two external layers are printed in colored dots white. The printing gradient of ETFE has […]
The Yamaha MotoGP hospitality is based on 3 semi-trailers which, side by side in a horseshoe shape, form the perimeter of the covered area. The roof is made using the patented Tensairity system, thanks to 5 inflatable beams 15 meters long. The beams are stowed on the roof of the kitchen semi-trailer. The façade, on […]
Installation Off The Cuff The structure of the pavilion consists of 300 pairs of jeans. Using the trousers as a modular component, intentionally extrapolating the object from its context of reference (the human body) and adapting it to an architectural module, the project exploits the implicit formal structure of the garment. By connecting the jeans […]
Hospitaity structure based on 2 semitrailers. The roof in based on 6 arch-like truss beams, covering 14 meter span. The beams are designed to be divided in 3 parts for easier storage. The membrane used for the roof is double layer to improve the internal comfort. The facade is made of policarbonate panels and are […]
