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