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[[File: | [[File: LamellaRoof2.jpg |500px|thumb|right|Lamella roof: Hale County Animal Shelter (Auburn University's Rural Studio Project)]] | ||
A lamella roof, also known as the "Zollinger roof" (after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Zollinger Friedrich Zollinger]), is a vaulted roof made up of simple, single prefabricated standard segments as a way to span large spaces. The individual pieces are joined together with bolts and/or plates to form a rhomboid pattern. These elements were mostly in timber. Wooden sheathing covers the structure on the outside. Sometimes very similar roofs were built with steel (see paper linked below about buildings by Hugo Junkers). The lamella roof was patented in 1910 and became popular between the World Wars, especially in Germany when metal for construction was in short supply. Some of these structures are now almost 100 years old and many of them remain in very good condition. In the 1950s, this concept was adapted to the construction of large dome structures by architect Gustel Kiewitt in the U.S. | A lamella roof, also known as the "Zollinger roof" (after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Zollinger Friedrich Zollinger]), is a vaulted roof made up of simple, single prefabricated standard segments as a way to span large spaces. The individual pieces are joined together with bolts and/or plates to form a rhomboid pattern. These elements were mostly in timber. Wooden sheathing covers the structure on the outside. Sometimes very similar roofs were built with steel (see paper linked below about buildings by Hugo Junkers). The lamella roof was patented in 1910 and became popular between the World Wars, especially in Germany when metal for construction was in short supply. Some of these structures are now almost 100 years old and many of them remain in very good condition. In the 1950s, this concept was adapted to the construction of large dome structures by architect Gustel Kiewitt in the U.S. | ||
==DIY== | ==DIY== | ||
These roofs are very easy to build, inexpensive and elegant. The standard wooden segments are short and can therefore easily be mass-produced. Local wood can be used. There is no need for an extensive temporary scaffolding. | These roofs are very easy to build, inexpensive and elegant. The standard wooden segments are short and can therefore easily be mass-produced. Local wood can be used. There is no need for an extensive temporary scaffolding. | ||
==Old Patents== | ==Old Patents== | ||
* US Patent 1483037 (1924) [http://www.google.com/patents/US1483037 "MANUFACTURING SPACE-COVERING STRUCTURES SUCH AS ROOFS, FRAME WALLS, AND THE LIKE"] | * US Patent 1483037 (1924) [http://www.google.com/patents/US1483037 "MANUFACTURING SPACE-COVERING STRUCTURES SUCH AS ROOFS, FRAME WALLS, AND THE LIKE"] | ||
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* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/50838890_Lamella_Roof_Constructions_by_Hugo_Junkers "Lamella Roof Constructions by Hugo Junkers"], (internal copy [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:PAP_WELLER_1611.pdf here]) | * [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/50838890_Lamella_Roof_Constructions_by_Hugo_Junkers "Lamella Roof Constructions by Hugo Junkers"], (internal copy [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:PAP_WELLER_1611.pdf here]) | ||
* compare to some structures built by [[Pier Luigi Nervi]], namely aircraft hangars that followed a similar concept but were composed of concrete | * compare to some structures built by [[Pier Luigi Nervi]], namely aircraft hangars that followed a similar concept but were composed of concrete | ||
* related pages on the Wiki: [[Sawmill]] and [[Coppice]] | * related pages on the Wiki: [[Sawmill]] and [[Coppice]] | ||
==Image Gallery== | |||
[[File: LamellaRoof1.jpg |400px|thumb|left|Lamella roof: barn interior, Gut Garkau farm, Germany, 1923-1926. Architect: Hugo Häring, 1882-1958.]] | |||
[[File: LamellaRoof3.jpg |500px|thumb|left| Exterior view of a barn with lamella roof.]] | |||
[[File: LamellaRoof4.jpg |500px|thumb|center| Model built for the exhibit: ''"Weniger ist Zukunft"'' (Sept./Oct. 2015), [Berlin http://www.mutter-fourage.de/ Galerie Mutter Fourage].]] | |||
[[Category:Housing and construction]] | [[Category:Housing and construction]] | ||
Revision as of 05:35, 9 July 2016
A lamella roof, also known as the "Zollinger roof" (after Friedrich Zollinger), is a vaulted roof made up of simple, single prefabricated standard segments as a way to span large spaces. The individual pieces are joined together with bolts and/or plates to form a rhomboid pattern. These elements were mostly in timber. Wooden sheathing covers the structure on the outside. Sometimes very similar roofs were built with steel (see paper linked below about buildings by Hugo Junkers). The lamella roof was patented in 1910 and became popular between the World Wars, especially in Germany when metal for construction was in short supply. Some of these structures are now almost 100 years old and many of them remain in very good condition. In the 1950s, this concept was adapted to the construction of large dome structures by architect Gustel Kiewitt in the U.S.
DIY
These roofs are very easy to build, inexpensive and elegant. The standard wooden segments are short and can therefore easily be mass-produced. Local wood can be used. There is no need for an extensive temporary scaffolding.
Old Patents
- US Patent 1483037 (1924) "MANUFACTURING SPACE-COVERING STRUCTURES SUCH AS ROOFS, FRAME WALLS, AND THE LIKE"
- US patent 1753892 (1930) "Space-covering structure, such as roofs, walls, and the like"
Links
- Wikipedia (Ger.): "Zollingerdach"
- "Lamella Roof Constructions by Hugo Junkers", (internal copy here)
- compare to some structures built by Pier Luigi Nervi, namely aircraft hangars that followed a similar concept but were composed of concrete
- related pages on the Wiki: Sawmill and Coppice
Image Gallery
Model built for the exhibit: "Weniger ist Zukunft" (Sept./Oct. 2015), [Berlin http://www.mutter-fourage.de/ Galerie Mutter Fourage].