Facade set on fire on purpose: a fire test for safety

04.04.2018

Andermatt is growing. For a few weeks now, the first residents have been living in the two new apartment buildings Wolf and Edelweiss. During the construction of the buildings, Timbatec was responsible for the statics of the roof structure. And: For the wooden facade of one of the apartment buildings, the timber engineers even carried out a special fire test.

Facade set on fire on purpose: a fire test for safety

For about a decade now, the mountain resort of Andermatt has been undergoing a metamorphosis. On the initiative of the Egyptian Samih Sawiris, several hotels and over two dozen exclusive chalets are planned. dozen exclusive chalets are planned. Already opened are some apartment houses and the Hotel The Chedi. This 5-star hotel, named "Swiss Hotel of the Year" in 2017 by the Gault Millau", Timbatec was responsible for the planning of the façade and roof construction. the façade and roof construction.

40 new apartments
More buildings have recently been completed: The apartment houses Edelweiss and Wolf directly at the new village piazza. They too are part of the Andermatt Reuss vacation village (previously Andermatt Swiss Alp Resorts). Schmid Immobilien AG in Ebikon and Sawiris' Andermatt Swiss Alps AG have developed the two houses with a total of 40 condominiums as part of a joint venture. joint venture.

The main roof of both houses was built as a carpentry construction in wood. Timbatec was responsible for the responsible.

Fire test under controlled conditions
Extra challenge for Timbatec: the planning of the rear-ventilated of the rear-ventilated shingle façade made of larch wood for the Wolf house. For shingled facades of this size, there were no reference values in terms of fire available for shingled facades of this size. Therefore, the fire protection experts from Timbatec had to had to carry out a special fire test.

The shingle façade was tested on a test wall in the fire tub the shingle façade was simulated on a test wall at a height of five meters. meters high. Underneath, based on a publication by Lignum, a fire source made of wood was piled up and set on fire. The test showed that the spread of the fire is in accordance with standards and that the facade can be built with the chosen can be built with the chosen fire protection measures. Timbatec was thus able to demonstrate to the fire protection authorities that the protection goals for this façade are achieved.

Here you can learn more about the two apartment buildings in Andermatt.

Apartment houses Wolf and Edelweiss

Recently ready for occupancy: the two new apartment houses Wolf and Edelweiss

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