Residenza Tertianum, Chiasso

The project of the new Tertianum Residence in Chiasso revolves around the concept of the square: the urban space of exchange, meeting and sharing.

The project of the new Tertianum Residence in Chiasso revolves around the concept of the square: the urban space of exchange, meeting and sharing.

If human relationships, relationships, are what make us recognize a place as our home, the main objective of architecture for the third and fourth age is to create the conditions for the formation of a new community.

Parallel to the themes of independence and privacy of living and care and support services, sociability is the third pillar of a healthy and stimulating life, at any age.

It is essential to live in places that offer us new opportunities to meet.

The Tertianum Residence is, in fact, a new playground in Chiasso and encourages a meeting between generations that will enrich both children and the elderly.

Inside the structure there are, in addition to the panoramic terrace, a restaurant open to the public, a doctor’s office, a podiatrist, a hairdresser and physiotherapy.

The large underground car park built with the waterproof Drytech Tank structure is also equipped with charging spaces for electric cars.

Ownership: Tertianum, Chiasso

Project: DF + Partners, Lugano

Structure: Jelmoni Ingegneria, Ascona

Construction: Quadri, Lamone-Cadempino

Vasca Drytech: 7’500 m2

Underground parking, Magliaso

Mixed residential and commercial complex, with underground car park built with Drytech White Tank waterproofing

In Magliaso, MPN Ingegneria has designed a mixed residential and commercial complex, consisting of several buildings connected by the common underground garage.

In the hypogeum areas without buildings above ground, the Drytech Tank was closed by the waterproof slab.

The main body is intended for the supermarket and, in the basement, for the customers’ garage.

Eight apartments have been built above the supermarket.

On the opposite side of the internal road there are three buildings, plus a tower that houses a cafeteria. Below this area extends the garage with the residents’ private parking lots.

The underground parking of the supermarket and that of the residents are connected by a tunnel with a shutter which is located below the internal road.

The mixed destination makes the complex lively and lively during the day, and quiet and relaxing from the evening onwards.

The block is in fact located a few meters from the lake shore and is bordered to the east by the cycle-pedestrian street of Magliaso.

Project: MPN Ingegneria, Bioggio

Structure: MPN Ingegneria, Bioggio

Construction: Impresa Beloedil, Melide

Drytech Tank: 1’360 m2

Ginetta Residence, Morbio Inferiore

The large panoramic terraces of the Ginetta Residence in Morbio Inferiore are rotated with respect to the front of the east facade. The angle of exposure to the sun is thus increased.

The large panoramic terraces of the Ginetta Residence in Morbio Inferiore are rotated with respect to the front of the east facade. The angle of exposure to the sun is thus increased.

The orientation of the building is an architectural component defined precisely in function of the control of natural light.

The project by the architect and urban planner Carlo Rizzi di Morbio, includes 20 apartments of various sizes, distributed in three independent blocks, organized in four levels plus a basement for garages, cellars and service rooms.

The broken lines of the main facade are counterbalanced by the essentiality of the north-west facade, crossed by the slight changes in level of the three buildings, which follow the natural slope of the land.

From this side you can access via a ramp to the large underground level, made with the waterproof Drytech Tank structure, as well as the suggestive infinity pool set in the large lawn of the property.

Project: Architect Carlo Rizzi, Morbio Inferiore

Works management: Architect Alessandro Caffi Bregola, Morbio Inferiore

Structure: Chiesa & Partners, Chiasso

Constriction: Consortium Medici, Morbio Inferiore / Barella, Chiasso

Drytech Tank: 1,900 m2

Martina Residence, Riva San Vitale

Progettata dall'architetto Mario Botta, Residenza Martina gode di una posizione privilegiata, a pochi passi dal centro di Riva San Vitale e dalla riva del Lago Ceresio.

Designed by architect Mario Botta, Residence Martina enjoys a privileged location, just a few steps from the centre of Riva San Vitale and the shore of Lake Lugano.

Elegant. Cosy. Warm. Comfortable. Serviced. These are the qualities everyone wants for their home.

These are the characteristics of the residence, which offers an ideal living solution for people of the third and fourth age.

In fact, it integrates absolutely autonomous and personal apartments with the possibility of having all the services of care, assistance, prevention and socialization.

The added value of Residenza Martina is integration into the life of the town. Rising in fact in the center, the inhabitants can walk to shops, cafes, the post office, the Lido of Riva San Vitale.

If on the one hand the structure is open and connected to the community, on the other it is literally immersed in nature.

The entrances are located to the north, towards the town center and the lake, as is the access ramp to the underground garage, built with a 1,860 m2 Drytech Tank.

The main facade, completely south-facing, instead opens onto the large common lawn and, beyond a row of trees, onto the green area of the nearby school.

The Martina Residence in Riva San Vitale is a real home, where each person can find their own dimension, both intimate and social.

Ownership: SPM, Manno

Project: Arch. Mario Botta, Mendrisio

Structure: Ing. Cesare Lucini, Paradiso

Construction: Barella, Chiasso

Drytech Tank: 1,860 m2ce

Poiana House, Ruvigliana

The hanging pool and the lawn on the waterproof concrete slab of the Drytech White Tank

The architecture of Villa Poiana frames different views of the panorama offered by this corner of the Ceresio, transforming them into as many spectacular views.

In particular with the exposed concrete beams that define the patios on the first and second levels of the villa.

The building designed by the architect Mischa Groh is composed of two superimposed bodies, rotated by 30 degrees relative to each other.

The slabs are connected to each other alternately on the right and left side, drawing the facade as a schematic Z.

The large à jour windows are set back from the front of the facade. In addition to guaranteeing comfortable shade to the interiors at the zenith hours, this solution enhances the powerful design of the villa through the contrast between light and dark.

The façade is in exposed concrete, made with formworks composed of narrow boards that ripple the surface, producing a warm material effect.

The roof of the lower body is the base of the lawn of the upper villa, in which the scenographic hanging swimming pool built with the Drytech Tank is immersed.

For swimming pool structures in contact with chlorine or salt water, Drytech has developed a specific concrete recipe that resists aggressive agents.

The structure of Villa Poiana follows the slope in which it is set, so all the walls of the shafts on the side of the rock were made with Drytech Waterproof Concrete and with the waterproofing of the details with Drycoat flaps, the elastic and continuous waterproof covering that adheres and adapts to the structure like a second skin.

Project: Architetto Misha Groh, Melide

Structure: Ing. De Bernardis, Massagno

Construction: Garzoni, Lugano

Photo: Sabrina Montiglia, Lugano

Drytech Tank: 1,310 m²

Borgo alla Marina, Genoa

The conversion of the industrial port area, west of the Genoa airport, also involves the construction of the Borgo alla Marina residential complex.

The conversion of the industrial port area, west of the Genoa airport, also involves the construction of the Borgo alla Marina residential complex.

200 prestigious apartments, with relative berths and garage, overlooking a new tourist port.

Under the buildings and the square, in direct contact with the sea water, the covered parking for residents is built with the Drytech Tank System.

Project: Studio Gnudi, Genova

Contractor: Aurora Costruzioni, Milano