Avalanche Shelter

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Thanks to this intervention the Municipality of Frasco provided a temporary housing to families that, living in high-risk areas, need leaving their homes in case of avalanche alarm. The building has 12 rooms with private bathroom and can also be used for tourism mantaining a function.  The roof becomes a solar surface hosting an integrated PV system composed by flexible membranes supporting a thin film laminate onto the top.

shelter 1  Avalanche-shelter-Frasco1Source: Baserga Mozzetti Architects, Ecoenergie

Project Avalanche Shelter Avalanche-shelter-Frasco2
Location Frasco (CH)
Latitude 46° 20'
Completion year
2009
Architect Nicola Baserga e Christian Mozzetti
Type Shelter
Category New
Surroundings Mountain
Technology Thin Film
Installed power
22 kWp 
Orientation South
PV module
Unisolar PVL-136
Dimensions 360 m2 
Transparency
Opaque