Designed by the Ticino architect Ivano Gianola, the Lac is the new, iconic cultural center of Lugano, which hosts a large theatre, an art museum, exhibition halls, spaces for events and which creates a square in continuity with the city’s urban planning , which  offers convenient underground parking on the lakefront.

The complex integrates the façade of the historic Hotel Palace and develops around a large square which can in turn host shows and exhibitions.

The city also has 10,000 m² of pedestrian areas and a park behind the building.

Drytech designed and built the waterproofing of the underground structures of both bodies, for a total of 19,800 m² of Drytech Tank, built below the level of the lake.

Client: Città di Lugano

Project: Architect Ivano Gianola, Mendrisio

Structure: Eng. Sciarini, Vira Gambarogno

Construction: Cosma Swiss SA, Lugano

Photo: Studio Pagi, Lugano

Drytech Tank: 19’800 m²