Basements

Waterproofing of kitchens and gymnasium

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A classroom of the Bedano Elementary School designed by the architect Vezzoli

Drytech carried out the waterproofing of the technical and service rooms, the kitchens and the basement gymnasium of the Primary School in Bedano.

There is an additional emotional involvement in designing and building a school. There is a sense of future that invests us with further responsibility.

There is the evocative power of memories: the first day of school and then all the other first times at school that determined what we would become.

Architect Vezzoli designed a structure composed of two perpendicular bodies: one dedicated to classrooms and service spaces and the other to the gym, with a gallery for the public.

The corner between the two bodies forms a space characterized by a large lawn, delimited on the third side by the steps of a grandstand that emerges from the greenery, creating a continuum with the surrounding nature.
It is the contemporary and organic version of the school courtyard, perfectly inserted into the context of the hill on the slopes of which the school complex stands.

Set in the profile of the slope, the building is partly underground and was built with the Drytech Tank.
On the ground floor of the main building there is space for the management, administrative offices, the canteen for around 60 students, the after-school club and the large entrance hall with access to the gym.

On the two upper floors there are the classrooms, set up to encourage maximum flexibility in the organization of the class, depending on the different activities.

Project: Architect Egidio Vezzoli, Bedano

Structure: K.ing Civil Engineering, Agno

Construction: Giovanni Quadri, Cadempino

Drytech Tank: 2,500 m2

Waterproofing of a completely underground house

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The roof of Casa Riga is the lawn in which it is set, thanks to the Drytech White Tank waterproofing, consisting of Drytech waterproof concrete bed, walls and slab.

The waterproofing of a completely underground house was realised with a complete Drytech Tank: waterproof bedplate, walls and slab.

Riga House is a truly special farmhouse overlooking Comano Terme.

The idea was to create a house for a family of farmers and an farmhouse for their guests within a farm, without interrupting the precious continuity of an Alpine landscape made up of orchards and sloping meadows.

An ambitious request, to which Studio Stefania Saracino and Franco Tagliabue Architetti gave a radical response, setting the Casa Riga directly in the mountain just outside Comano Terme, in Trentino.

The structures in contact with the ground, bed and walls in contact with the ground, were built with the Drytech Tank System.

Project: Saracino Tagliabue Architects, Bolzano / Como

Structure: Ing. Giovanni Periotto, Trento

Construction: Damiani-Holz&Ko, Bressanone

Energy: Energytech, Bolzano

Photo: Davide Cornacchini, Venice

Drytech Tank: 725 m²

Waterproofing of the underground garage of Lavazza

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The Lavazza Cloud designed by Cino Zucchi Architetti and the historic buildings recovered by Cino Zucchi himself together with Picco Architetti, are an example of architecture that dialogues with the neighborhood, with time and with the environment.

The waterproofing of the underground garage of the new Lavazza business centre in Turin is a Drytech Tank structure, which allowed the construction of the basement to be accelerated.

The Lavazza Cloud designed by Cino Zucchi Architetti and the historic buildings recovered by Cino Zucchi himself together with Picco Architetti, are an example of architecture that dialogues with the neighborhood, with time and with the environment.

Over time, the area affected by the intervention has hosted the activities of the Alta Italia Electric Company, Sip and finally Enel.

A historic production site surrounded by a boundary wall.

The large block was opened and transformed into a pedestrian square overlooked by all the spaces, both newly built – the new Lavazza business center – and recovered.

A place that becomes an integral part of both the road system and the life of the neighborhood, with the large square-garden and its premises and with the underground public parking.

The environment helped shape the height of the building, which varies on different sides from six to two floors, depending on the solar orientation and the surrounding buildings.

The metal pilasters and stringcourses form an external grid on the floor of the windows which, depending on the seasons and the same hours of the day, helps to shield or favor the penetration of sunlight.

The uninterrupted dialogue with the environment includes roofs covered by greenery, hanging gardens inserted between the offices and a sophisticated digital system that programs the environmental parameters – such as temperature and lighting – in relation to the times and methods in which the different spaces are used, so as to maximize living comfort and energy efficiency.

Ownership: Lavazza, Torino

Project:
Cino Zucchi Architetti, Milano
Picco Architetti, Torino

Structure: Ing Giorgio Piccarreta – AI Engineering, Torino

Construction: Colombo Costruzioni, Lecco

Drytech Tank: 12,590 m²

Waterproofing podium of fair-faced concrete

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L'Alpin & SPA Lodge, progettato da Durisch+Nolli

The waterproofing of the podium at the Alpine Lodge & Spa in Campra is a Drytech Tank made of fair-faced waterproof concrete.

A podium made of Drytech waterproof concrete for the new Alpine Lodge & Spa in Campra, with spectacular views of the forests and mountains.

As of 2019, the legendary cross-country ski resort in the Blenio Valley, with its 30 km of slopes, has been enriched with a cosy yet modern accommodation facility.

Designed by the architects Durisch+Nolli around the main theme of valorising the context, the new building enhances the essence of the place, generating a natural interaction with the surrounding landscape.

The natural difference in height of the land is taken up by a concrete plinth which contains all the services and infrastructures functional to the various athletes.

The wooden accommodation structure rests on this concrete element, which on the ground floor houses the reception, the bar, the kitchens, a bright self-service restaurant, an elegant gourmet restaurant and a welcoming lounge bar.

The head of the building is strengthened in its expression by an additional floor entirely dedicated to the SPA: a wellness center with sauna, Turkish bath, hydromassage tub and relaxation area, offers a bright self-service restaurant, an elegant gourmet restaurant and a welcoming lounge Cafe.

The structure also has a versatile, bright multi-purpose room designed to accommodate different types of events, from private parties and aperitifs to conferences and meetings.

Property: Campra Alpine Lodge & Spa, Campra

Project: Durisch+Nolli Architetti, Massagno

Structure: Reali and Guscetti Studio d’Ingegneria, Quinto

Construction: Ennio Ferrari Company, Lodrino

Drytech Tank: 2,850 m2

Structural waterproofing of the basement, spa and infinity pool

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One of the swimming pools of the Cedrus residence overlooking Lake Maggiore

Structural waterproofing of the basement, wellness area, spa and infinity pool for the Cedrus residences in Brione sopra Minusio.

The Cedrus residential complex offers one of the rare opportunities to purchase an exclusive home with a breathtaking view of Lake Maggiore, at the mildest point of the Swiss coastline.

Perfectly integrated with the natural environment and the surrounding urban fabric, at the same time it guarantees the luxury of having everything within the property. The world in one house.

Framed between the mountains around Brione and the Lake Maggiore, Cedrus is surrounded by a forest that acts as a green backdrop and crossed by a natural stream.

In addition to all the basements, the elegant wellness area, the SPA, and the outdoor infinity pool in the lounge area were also created with Drytech Tank structural waterproofing.

Project: Architect Giuseppe Quartarone, Manno

Structure: Engineer Andreotti and Partners, Airolo

Construction: GTL, Gravesano

Drytech Tank: 4’430 m2

Waterproofing of the underground cinema halls

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The red carpet of the 70th Locarno Film Festival inaugurated the new cinema building. A screen of movable tiles designed by the London-based architecture firm AZPML rationalises the lines of the façade, while at the same time enhancing the original three-volume profile.

The waterproofing of the underground cinema halls of the Palazzo del Cinema di Locarno and all the basement rooms was carried out with the Drytech Tank within existing perimeter walls.

The new cinema building in Locarno was born from the transformation of the historic Palazzo Scolastico, designed in 1892 by the architect Ferdinando Bernasconi.

The London-based architectural firm AZPML has capitalized on the existing structure for identity, cultural and environmental reasons.

A screen of movable tiles rationalizes the lines of the facade, but at the same time enhances the original three-volume profile.

The intervention also involves the Remo Rossi square, transformed into a large red carpet perfectly connected to the surrounding street web.

Inaugurated on the occasion of the 70th edition of the Locarno Festival, the Palazzo del Cinema has three avant-garde screening rooms, two of which with 142 seats each, located between the basement and the ground floor, and one with 500 seats on the second floor.

The two underground rooms and all the other service structures below the ground level were built with the Drytech Tank System.

The window sills, on the other hand, are protected with the Drycoat waterproof covering which, with its reduced thickness, does not alter the purity of the architectural lines.

The vibrant covering of gold tiles is iconic. Ethereal, changeable, dynamic: it is architecture, but it looks like cinema.

Owner: PalaCinema SA, Locarno

Project: Consorzio AZPML+DF, Londra/Lugano

Structure: WMM Ingenieure, Münchenstein

Construction: Impresa Mafledil, Osogna

Drytech Tank: 1,200 m²

Waterproofing the basement

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Aerial view of the Swiss-Life park district of Massagno

Waterproofing the basement of the Swiss Life park district, designed by Remo Leuzinger Architecture Studio with an important urban planning role.

The Swiss Life housing complex forms an archipelago that defines and enhances the view onto Via Lepori, consolidating the character of the urban axis of the artery and, at the same time, opens pedestrian passages that make an important part of the park accessible to the public.

The three articulated volumes of different heights integrate with the original valuable trees, proposing an image of buildings in the park. The irregular pentagonal plan of the main bodies overcomes the rigor of right angles, giving organicity to the volumes and fluidity to the orientation of the facades.

Each unit corresponds to a “Hortus conclusus”. Built with woven chestnut slat panels and galvanized iron wire, these nest-gardens reproduce the quiet and intimacy of a cloister, inside the park-neighborhood Swiss Life.

Client: Swiss Life AG

Project: Remo Leuzinger Architect, Lugano

Landscape Architect: Officina del Paesaggio, Lugano

Structure: Afry Engineering, Arbedo-Castione

Construction: Barella, Chiasso – Implenia, Bioggio

Drytech Tank: 590 m2

The waterproofing of cellar and walls in contact with the ground

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Designed with the expressive power of a sculpture, the Chienbergreben private house in Gelterkinden follows the slope of the land, on the border between the town and the agricultural area.

The waterproofing of the cellar and the walls in contact with the ground was realised with the Drytech Tank waterproof concrete structure, in perfect coherence with the villa’s architecture.

Designed with the expressive power of a sculpture, the Chienbergreben private house in Gelterkinden follows the slope of the land, on the border between the town and the agricultural area.

The underground structures were built with the Drytech Tank System, which made them impermeable to both groundwater and slope water.

The adoption of the Drytech System, which provides for a single waterproof concrete structure, has allowed the project to respect the figure that defines it architecturally even in the underground part.

The entire structure of the building is in fact made of exposed concrete with disposable horizontal formwork: inside as well as outside.

Project: Bucher Bründler, Basilea

Structure: Ing. Jürg Merz, Maisprach

Construction: Obrist Bauunternehmung AG, Wallbach

Drytech Tank: 162 m²

Waterproofing underground garage and swimming pool

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Residence du Parc is located in a clearing in the Montagnola wood, on the Golden Hill overlooking Lugano.

The waterproofing of the underground garage, the technical rooms and the swimming pool of the Residenza Eos du Parc in Montagnola was carried out using Drytech Tanks.

Residence du Parc is located in a clearing in the Montagnola wood, on the Golden Hill overlooking Lugano.

A private park of 6,000 m2 with an outdoor swimming pool and views of the surrounding mountains.

The residence has two underground levels which house the garage on -1 and -2 laundries, cellars and technical rooms.

On the ground floor, in addition to the main entrance, there is the SPA and fitness area.

The location and development of the building adapt to the morphological profile of the land and relate to the neighboring maps to produce the maximum possible integration with the surrounding natural environment and with the solar arc.

Drytech has built the underground waterproof structures in exposed concrete and the swimming pools with the Drytech Tank system.

Project: Gieffe Studio, Lugano

Structure: Studio d’Ingegneria BRC, Agno

Construction: GTL, Gravesano

Drytech Tank: 1’900 m2

Waterproofing the underground level

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With the Residenza Bella, Locarno has a new landmark that characterizes one of the main entrances to the city.

With the Residenza Bella Locarno has a new landmark that characterizes one of the main entrances to the city.

The facades punctuated by the grid of windows, the entrances created in the corners cut at the base, the suggestive stone of the facades which interacts vibrantly with the solar arch, the dynamic and surprising shape of the profile: everything contributes to the powerful originality of this residential and commercial building, designed by architects Filippo Floriani and Marco Strozzi.

But only by reaching the south side does one discover that it has an extra façade.
In fact, part of the roof is actually a series of semi-covered terraces interspersed with green pools. The tops of the plants emerge from the profile of the pitch, giving organicity to the structure.

Designed around the needs of those who live there, Residenza Bella of Locarno relies on careful construction, the choice of materials and the advantages of home automation for excellent energy performance, which also allows the management costs of the individual apartments to be contained.

The parking spaces are equipped with charging stations for latest generation electric cars and the Drytech Tank underground structure also guarantees impermeability to radon, for an architecture that manages to combine beauty, character and living well-being.

Project: Floriani and Strozzi Architetti, Paradiso

Structure: Jelmoni Engineering, Ascona

Construction: Promeng Company, Lugano

Drytech Tank: 1’070 m2