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News Release from: Ferrari | Subject: Technical textiles
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 June 2007
Ferrari's Soltis 86 puts Paul Klee works
in shade
Ferrari of France, a manufacturer of technical textiles, has announced that its Soltis 86 textile has been used for the blinds on the exterior facades of the Paul Klee Museum.
Ferrari of France, a manufacturer of technical textiles, has announced that its Soltis 86 textile has been used for the blinds on the exterior facades of the Paul Klee Museum in Bern (Switzerland), which has been designed by the Renzo Piano architectural firm Soltis 86 was chosen because of the protection it provides for the artist's works from damage caused by time and the sun
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 29 Feb 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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In order to avoid direct zenithal light, the Paul Klee museum is lit from the western facade.
It is equipped with large Soltis 86 screens that filter and soften light.
This textile offers high levels of dimensional stability, especially in the diagonal direction.
According to Morten Petersen, Head Architect for the project, Soltis 86 provides "the best ratio between lightness, stability and light filtering".
Moreover, the aluminium and greyish-beige shades used were perfectly in line with what the architect wanted.
Lighting at the museum has to be strictly controlled in order to preserve Paul Klee's works.
Restoration specialists recommended values of 50 to 100 lux, whereas values of up to 100,000 lux are regularly recorded at the site in July.
These strict light-control requirements are also connected to the wave-like shape of the buildings, which have glazed surfaces that are 150 metres long and up to 19 metres high.
The Soltis 86 openwork textile, with its range of 23 shades, eliminates up to 86% of solar radiation.
It thus helps create high-quality lighting atmospheres, as well as aiding the thermal management of buildings.
It also offers enhanced external visibility and an exceptional visual comfort.
The Paul Klee Museum has the following Soltis 86 blinds: 42 vertical blinds (height of 3.5m); 63 projection blinds (height varying from 2.5m to 8m); 51 vertical blinds (height varying from 2m to 9m); and 18 folded blinds on the roof (height of 6m).
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