Basements

Abdichtung eines 8 Meter tiefen unterirdischen Lagers

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Aerial view of the Geissmann headquarters in Dottikon

Waterproofing an 8-metre deep underground warehouse of Geissmann Papier in Dottikon, realised with the Drytech Tank structure.

Architects Xaver Meyer of Villmergen designed a large, purely functional three-storey building, in which the structural grid of the building had to be adapted from the outset to the logistics required inside.

The basement warehouse is used for the storage of heavy plastic rolls for the production of packaging material.

A ventilation system with mechanical exchange was installed inside the building to recover heat from the exhaust air, also in the existing factory.

The floors are impressive in terms of reinforcement, guaranteeing a payload of 2.5 tonnes per square metre on the ground floor and 1.5 tonnes per square metre on the first floor for the equally heavy rolls of plastic delivered and stored on pallets.

Owner: Geissmann Papier AG, Dottikon

Project: Xaver Meyer AG, Villmergen

Struktur: Schaffner Ingenieure GmbH, Wohlen

Construction: Xaver Meyer AG, Villmergen

Abdichtung: Drytech Tank 2’025 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

Drytech waterproofed the new production hall

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Vue aérienne de la nouvelle usine Pilatus Aircraft à Stans, en Suisse.

Drytech waterproofed the new production hall of Pilatus, the Swiss business aircraft manufacturer.

The new hall, 196 metres long and 170 metres wide, with a usable area of 17,200 square metres, is impressive.

The wooden construction covers an area of 52 x 192 metres without supports. The revolutionary beech trusses allow the total loads to be transferred to the foundations through the six main beams (90 tonnes per beam) and the outer walls.

The main beams consist of solid glued trusses (16 tonnes each) made of glued spruce, supplemented by steel beams.



The foundations are made of waterproof Drytech concrete.

Owner: Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG

Contractor: Strüby Konzept AG, Seewen/SZ

Woodworks: Strüby Holzbau AG, Seewen/SZ

Construction: Schmid Bauunternehmung AG, Ebikon

Waterproofing: Drytech Wanne 350 m2

Waterproofing of the car lift pit

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Building in Niederrohrdorf, with waterproof underground Drytech White Tank

Drytech carried out the waterproofing of the car lift pit and the associated underground car park of an elegant building in a residential area.

For reasons of space, access to the underground car park built directly underneath the residential building could not be via a conventional ramp. For this reason, architect Meinrad Müller designed the car lift, which, like the entire basement, was built with the waterproof concrete structure of the Drytech Tank.

Owner: Capricorn Immobilien AG, Seon

Contractor: Kobelt & Partner AG, Mägenwil

Project: Meinrad Müller Architektur und Bauleitung AG, Lenzburg

Structure: Rolf Soller AG, Kreuzlingen

Waterproofing: Drytech Wanne 1‘460 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 of the communal car park

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The dialects connecting the three buildings of the Baden Ruetihof residential complex

The waterproofing of the communal car park of a residential complex was realised with a Drytech Tank designed according to the different loads insisting on the slab, at the buildings or green areas.

The movement joints placed in correspondence with the load changes to avoid cracks were sealed with special DRYset waterstop tapes, injected with DRYflex expanding resin, which made the justs themselves waterproof for the entire thickness of the underground structure.

The three buildings that make up the residential complex crown the communal garden, which also houses play areas and green spaces. The arrangement of the three bodies allows each residential unit to have a view and independence that guarantee absolute privacy.

Thanks to the southern orientation of the living spaces, the lounge areas and the elegant loggias and terraces guarantee optimal exposure to the sun.

Owner: Rütihöfler Immobilien AG, Baden

Contractor: Gross AG, Brugg/AG

Structure: Gerber + Partner AG, Windisch

Project: Liechti Graf Zumsteg Architekten AG, Brugg/AG

Waterproofing: 6’076 m2 Drytech Tank