Following the major earthquake that shook l’Aquila in April 2009, Albertani Corporates - with its ArchLegno division - took part in the construction of a building project aimed at offering a new home to those who were left homeless by the quake as quickly as possible.
12,250 square metres of useful surface area were created (13,300 square metres with staircases and distribution) split into various-sized dwellings for a total of 168 units, designed to accommodate over 600 people.
SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT
A determining prerogative of ArchLegno constructions is the material used: all wood and only wood, a material with a thousand-year history that has been re-assessed for its exceptional properties in terms of elasticity, light weight and sturdiness; these properties make it the ideal material with which to build safe houses.
Building structure made with XiLAM panels (registered trademark produced at the Tecsol plant of Albertani Corporates), Glulam floors with dry finish, exterior wall cladding in rock wool with plaster finish, internal cladding in plasterboard, glued pine profile windows and doors, stylish internal doors and reinforced main doors, oak wood floors.
The prefabrication method, the perfectly organised logistics and the speed of assembly enabled the construction of each individual plate in just 78 natural consecutive days.
