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KING FAHAD NATIONAL LIBRARY<\/span><\/p>\n

Riyadh | Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Awards<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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WINNER<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>

\u00a0Aga Kahn Award for Architecture 2016<\/p>\n<\/div>

SHORTLIST<\/h6>\n<\/div>

MIPIM Award 2015, Special Jury Award<\/p>\n<\/div>

FINALIST<\/h6>\n<\/div>

Architizer A+ Award 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>

WINNER<\/h6>\n<\/div>

Iconic Award Product 2014<\/p>\n<\/div>

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YEAR<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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2008<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Completed<\/p>\n<\/div>

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TYPE<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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Cultural and Institutional<\/p>\n<\/div>

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SERVICE<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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Tensile Structures | Special Structures<\/p>\n<\/div>

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FINAL CLIENT<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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Arriyadh Development Authorithy<\/p>\n<\/div>

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CLIENT<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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Ali Tamimi Sons Co.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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ARCHITECT<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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Gerber Architekten<\/p>\n<\/div>

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ENGINEER<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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Bollinger + Grohmann<\/p>\n<\/div>

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MATERIALS<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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Steel | Cables | PTFE<\/p>\n<\/div>

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SURFACE<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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86,500 m2<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Gallery<\/span><\/a><\/div>
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The key element of the fac\u0327ade was especially developed for the new building. The cladding is made up of rhomboid textile awnings, marked by its revealing-and-concealing play.
\nThis filigree steel cable structure has a solar penetration level of only 7%, and at the same time makes it possible to look both in and out. Given exterior temperatures of up to 50\u00b0 Celsius, the membrane fac\u0327ade, which was optimised in relation to the local sun path by means of complex, three-dimensional light refraction, combines the required protection from the sun with maximum light penetration and transparency.<\/p>\n<\/div>

This fac\u0327ade was combined with ventilation and cooling for the building by means of layered ventilation and floor cooling. This way, thermal comfort is increased and energy consumption significantly reduced by using certain methods and technologies for the first time in the Arab world.
\nMaffeis\u2019 engineers developed the rhomboid textile awnings into two patterns, which requested a tailoring process for patterning.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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