Rimini Fiera
Rimini
The new fair is located north of Rimini in an undefined rural area. The aim of the Client and the Architects involved in the project was the creation of an architectural work which could be the symbol of the business and the long standing tradition of tourism in Rimini. This project consists of 12 exhibition pavilions each of 60.000 m2 (60 m long without any internal pilasters), a central body for offices, refreshment bars/restaurants, general facilities and 4 32 m high illuminated glass towers; giving a total surface of 127.000 m2. The size and the quality of this job make the Fiera di Rimini an attractive economic centre of a new environment.Credits
Architect: Gmp Architekten Von Gerkan/ Marg und Partner, Hamburg
Photographer: D. Domenicali
The tecnology
Curtain walling with thermal break profiles Bespoke sliding doors with clear opening of 5,5 m. / 7,5 m. Revolving doors (D= 3 m.) with glazed roof
Focchi SpA, as group leader of the successful joint-venture has been entrusted with the completion of the work, and has taken care of the design and production of the facades. The curtain walling, comprising of 30.000 m2 of glass, combined with the laminated timber roof brings the total capacity for the pavilions to 82.000 m2 The architects main need was to give lightness to the work by using a façade with bespoke mullions (8 m high), with narrow sight lines (only 75 mm) which could emphasize the verticality of the curtain walling. As well as this, the theme was accentuated with the application of an external aluminium fin. Normally mullions of such narrow proportions would be unsuitable for such large spans, this was compounded by the fact that the development is in an area of high seismic activity. With the use of special technology, which took into account the deflection of both the aluminium profiles and the structure, the problem was overcome (a 50 x 50 reinforced concrete column in this structure would deflect 5-6cm at the midpoint).
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