505 Covertex - Product Review

Architectural Review, The, Jan, 2003

An enclosure at Zurich Zoo, known as the Masaola Rain Forest, recreates the conditions and ecological system of Masoala, a peninsula north-east of Madagascar. At 120m long and with an area of about 10,600[m.sup.2], the enclosure is, it is claimed, the largest greenhouse in the world and will house rainforest plants and trees up to 30m tall. To get conditions of natural light essential for plant growth, the enclosure is covered with air-supported cushions of ETFE, with light transmission of 94 per cent. The three-layered cushions of ETFE, with light transmission of 94 per cent. The three-layered cushions are fixed to a structure of 10 arched Vierendeel trusses.

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