The ''Zollinger Lamella'' roof, named after
Friedrich Zollinger
Friedrich Reinhard Balthasar Zollinger, also known as ''Fritz Zollinger'' (31 March 1880 – 19 April 1945), was a German architect, engineer, buildings official and town planner.
He served as city architect in Merseburg, and developed the "Z ...
, a municipal building surveyor from
Merseburg in the
German state of
Saxony-Anhalt is a construction type where the roof is constructed in an arched network consisting of a single lamellae arranged in rhombic form.
The vault system comprises short structural members interwoven across a curved surface in a diamond pattern. Lamella structures can be constructed of wood timber or lumber, concrete, or metal. Modern versions of this type of structure include glazed metal-framed systems referred to as "transparent shells."
See also
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Geodesic dome
References
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Architecture
Timber framing
Structural system