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CONSTRUCTION - TECHNOLOGY - MATERIALS
The design and the materials of the building were defined by the basic design’s objectives and the
architectural concept and were disciplined to them with complete consistency.
The basic criterion of carrier selection was to minimize the adverse effects on the surrounding area
during construction. A steel carrier helped to avoid the use of heavy machinery and minimize the use
of concrete. The carrier was manufactured outside the construction site and was later assembled on it.
The outer shell of the building is a completely dry construction, consisting of a double housing: the first
is waterproof, composite layered and insulated dry masonry, which surrounds the steel carrier, while
the second housing (exterior) is ventilated with corten steel plates lining.
The elongated walls, which surround and define the building along the east - west axis, are made of
gabions, assembled and filled in place, with crushed rock ropes excavated, during the excavation of
the foundation.
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