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Waterproofing of the iconic fair-faced concrete roof pool

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The iconic hanging swimming pool in exposed concrete, with a glass wall overlooking Lake Lugano, is the emblem of the Drytech Tankl, which enhances the purity of lines of the project by architect Edy Quaglia.

The waterproofing of the iconic fair-faced concrete roof pool, with its glass wall overlooking Lake Lugano, is the emblem of the Drytech Tank system.

Form and function coincide, just as the waterproof concrete structure corresponds exactly to the purity of lines of architect Edy Quaglia’s design.

The edges of the pool and the walkable areas are waterproofed with the continuous Drycoat, which adapts like a second skin to the surface.

Project: Architetto Edy Quaglia, Lugano

Construction: Garzoni, Lugano

Drytech Tank: 40 m²

waterproofing the basement of the villa

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Single-family villa designed by architect Silvia Casanova, with the podium made of Drytech Weisse Wanne waterproofing.

The waterproofing of the basement level of the iconic villa designed by architect Silvia Casanova was carried out with the Drytech Tank System, because the clay quality of the soil favours water stagnation, making structural waterproofing necessary.

Immersed in nature, the red house in Cureglia is also very green inside.

The production of energy is entrusted to an air-water heat pump, with solar panels for the production of hot water and provision for the installation of the photovoltaic system on the roof.

The insulation is guaranteed by an airy structure, made up of a layer of rock wool, a cavity for ventilation and a coating in ecological fiber cement sheets.

The ventilation of the facade prevents the formation of humidity inside the house, which also benefits from a forced ventilation system.

The building stands on land parallel to the road. The north side was therefore conceived as a real screen: thermal, but also acoustic.

The basement level, intended for the garage and technical rooms, was built with the Drytech Tank.

Project: Silvia Casanova, Arch. dipl. ETH, Claro

Structure: Peter Stauffer, Ing. dipl. ETH, Pianezzo

Construction: Edilcapri SA, Tesserete

Drytech Tank: 203 m²

Waterproofing of a rooftop swimming pool

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Overlooking Lake Maggiore, the house with a hanging pool designed and designed by engineer Bonalumi for himself.

Drytech realised the waterproofing of a rooftop swimming pool with the Drytech Tank waterproof concrete structure.

Overlooking Lake Maggiore, immersed in the woods above Ascona, the house with a hanging pool designed and designed by engineer Bonalumi for himself.

The pool occupies part of the top floor and, from the water, the view sweeps across the entire lake.

The bottom of the pool is the slab of the master bedroom.

The structure is a Drytech Tank in exposed waterproof concrete, with the edge of the pool completely covered with the Drycoat waterproof covering.

Project: Pianifica SA, Locarno

Waterproofing Hospital

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The new Sant'Anna hospital in Como is located on an area of ​​over 80,000 m² south of the city of Como and a few hundred meters from the headquarters of Drytech Italia.

The choice of the Drytech Tank as the waterproofing system for the Sant’Anna Hospital in Como ensured a significant reduction of work days in the overall site budget, thanks to the construction characteristics and organisation of the Drytech system.

The activities of the Drytech Tank are in fact parallel to the other activities of the site, so that the waterproofing item has been removed from the work schedule.

The Como Polyclinic has two underground floors exposed to a 2-meter flap, which will also house the operating theaters.

To support the weight of the structure, the site of the construction site was consolidated with approximately 4000 reinforced concrete poles, with a depth varying between 20 and 30 meters.

The poles were thrown into shirts driven into the ground with micro-explosions.

Contractor: Infrastrutture Lombarde

Project: Euro-Project

Structure: Eng. Franco Mola, Milan

Construction: Consorzio S.AN.CO

Waterproofing of a residential complex in contact with the sea

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

The Drytech Tank was chosen for the waterproofing of a large residential complex in direct contact with the sea.

When construction was complete, the waterproofing of the underwater level was tested by flooding the site perimeter.

After checking the watertightness of the Drytech Tank, the structure was launched by removing the sheet piling.

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.

Below the buildings and the square, in direct contact with the sea water, is the covered parking area for residents.

Project: Studio Gnudi, Genova

Contractor: Aurora Costruzioni, Milano

Double waterproofing for the pool surrounded by a water garden

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Piscina a sfioro immersa in un giardino acquatico, anch’esso a sfioro. Con una vista mozzafiato sul lago di Lugano.

Double waterproofing for the infinity pool surrounded by a water garden, also an infinity pool with a breathtaking view of Lake Lugano.

This striking pool is a Drytech Tank with three walls against the ground and one – lake side – fully exposed.

Project: Franzi and Canetta Architects, Noranco

Waterproofing the thermal plant

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The residential center La Città sul Mare in Savona, in fact, heats up in winter and cools down in summer by exploiting the sea temperature.

The Drytech Tank waterproofing system was used for the sea inlet of the Città del Mare’s thermal plant, as well as for the two floors of the underground car park, which is exposed to a 5-metre water table, as can be seen from the jet pressure coming out of the pump shaft in the third picture.

The residential center La Città sul Mare in Savona, in fact, heats up in winter and cools down in summer by exploiting the sea temperature.

Excellent news for the sky arrives from the sea.

The plant is zero-emission and, using a renewable and free resource, provides a definitive solution to the problems of atmospheric pollution and the soaring costs of fossil energy sources.

The Savonate housing complex was built by Meraviglia Spa of Bulgarogrosso (CO) and was designed by the Technion Srl and Ellevi di Lecco design studios.

The 120 apartments are served by a heating system connected to a sea outlet, built on the boulder pier facing the complex.

The basic principle of the system is the substantially constant temperature of the sea water (about 18 ° in this stretch of coast).

The pipes of the heating and air conditioning system from the building run underground to the sea intake, where the heat pump is located, which uses sea water as a source or as a heat sink.

The transport of thermal energy takes place through the same water. Water that is sucked from the sea, brought up to the heat exchanger and, therefore, released.

The system has a positive energy balance: it supplies more energy (heat) than electricity needed for its operation (the ratio is at least 1 to 4 or higher, up to 1 to 6).

Structure: Technion and Ellevi, Lecco

Construction: IMM, Milano

Waterproofing the underground levels

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The AlpTransit Operations Centre in Pollegio, which operates the railway traffic in the Gotthard and Monte Ceneri base tunnels.

Waterproofing the underground levels of the AlpTransit control tower with the Drytech Tank waterproof concrete structure.

The AlpTransit Pollegio Operation Center manages the railway traffic of the Gotthard and Monte Ceneri base tunnels.

Known as “The Periscope” for its futuristic architecture, the POC is one of the four SBB operating centers in Switzerland, together with the ultra-modern centers of Lausanne, Olten, Zurich.

Height and shape of the building are the architectural response to two functional constraints.

The POC marks and declares the entrance to the Gotthard base tunnel. It is a symbol.

To be perceived as such by the railway and the motorway it was developed in height.

The second constraint is the dimensional incompatibility between the control room and the type of an office building, which has led to accepting the contrast and expressing it in a radical way. Thus, the double-height slab of the control room is grafted onto a trunk of office space, arranged diagonally on the lot.

The AlpTransit Pollegio Operation Center therefore appears as a sculptural object animated by a twist between the two volumes.

Seen from a moving vehicle it transforms, changing its proportions and offering different states of balance.

Client: Canton Ticino logistics section

Project: Architetto Bruno Fioretti Marquez, Berlino

Structure: Ingg. Borlini & Zanini, Pambio Noranco

Construction: CSC, Lugano

Drytech Tank: 711 m²