informaNr.1 year 2000

Trimo in architecture

future now

complete solutions

steel constructions

Trimo in architecture

future now

complete solutions

steel constructions

Trimo...Trimo...Prefabricatedsteel buildings

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ContainersRoofs and walls - Trimo fire proofpanels

Houses

Steel constructions

Sound insulatedpanels

IntroductionIntroductioninformaNr.1

Steel is ever modern, steel is ever

up-to-date. Steel is devoid of

summer, steel is not afraid of winter.

Steel is favourable to the environment.

Steel is the subject of our work, it is the

source of our inspiration.

Therefore we have decided to edit the

INFORMA magazine, main topic of

which would be steel. It is meant for all of

you who have already been or will

become - as we already are - the steel

fanciers. We are sure that INFORMA

architects, possibilities of technology to

manufacture steel constructions and fire

proof roof and facade claddings will be

presented. We will present you the com-

plete solutions, enabled by TRIMO busi-

ness process, in compliance with ISO

9001 and ISO 14001 standards.

In other words, INFORMA is here to fire

your imagination. To show you what new

and wonderful things you can do with

steel.

During this year we will prepare more

editions of INFORMA magazine, the first

is already in front of you. All of you, who

would like to cooperate and to contribute

articles to our magazine, are invited to

call us on the phone number 068/460

319, or to mail us on our address

info@trimo.si. We will be glad to receive

your articles, which will be published in

the INFORMA magazine.

We hope you will read the magazine

with pleasure.

Editorial board of INFORMA magazine

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Trimo in architectureCHANGE IN ARCHITECTURE

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Future nowROUNDED CORNER

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Complete solutionsPIVOVARNA UNION

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Steel constructionEUROPARK

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INFORMAPrijatljeva 12, 8210 TrebnjeTEL.: +386 68 460 319, FAX: +386 68 44 569Internet: http//www.trimo.siE-mail: info@trimo.si

magazine will be an interesting reading

for architects, designers, TRIMO business

partners and for all who would like to

reveal the secrets of quality pre-fabricat-

ed constructing.

One of the main intentions of the maga-

zine is to show the possibilities that steel

can offer us. The creative possibilities will

also be shown. Projects, made on the

base of cooperation between thoughts of

tive building. The right solution seemed tobe the choice of technology of TRIMOfacade panels, which made possibility ofeither horizontal or vertical division ofthe facade. The use of panels has assureda modern appearance of the buildingand at the same time simplicity of thebuilding volume, and due to perfect execution of details, particularly the cor-ner, the building became a technologi-caly perfect product. The latter brings the construction of buildings closer to technology of automobile design by drawing paralelsbetween basic demands for a perfectappearance, absence of the decorative,and taking away of the redundant parts. The manufacturing technology of con-

This development has replaced thefacade shaping as the formal composition of classical architectualshapes, which has lost its meaning by thewane of postmodernism. The meaning oflight and shadow, structure and texture asa skeleton and skin is standing outinstead. The latter has, as the principle of designof cladding and structure of a building,emerged in the early 20 century, but itwas not until the advance of present technology enabled the cladding of abuilding to acquire a more independent

Object under construction

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A model of changing an old warehouse building in to the shopping centre

Object in an old costume

and perfect articulation of the architectual idea of a building. As I have mentioned at the beginning, theintroducing of an idea of architectualobject in present times is focused mostlyon texture and choice of material. Thismeans that the choice of technology,ensuring the perfectness of execution andat the same time articulation of the selected material is becoming more andmore significant. At designing the shopping centreEmporium it was necessary to convert theold industrial hall into a modern, attrac-

The principal theme in facade design today is to combine the shaping and texture of material, which articulates the architectualform of a building.

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structing is nearing to demands and thespirit of time, where the intimacy of livingis a more appreciated value. Because ofthis I see the significant part of such technology also in housing construction. I think, it would be very interesting tomake an experiment by constructing adwelling house with cladding, made com-pletely of TRIMO pre-fabricated panels.Living of a modern man is the same as acar ride, where we would like to have asoft, intimate interior and a hard shell,approaching the abstract by taking offthe decorative. A building is thus becoming a product ofmodern technology.

Matja Pangerc, architect

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Afacade of a building should have

complete integrity, where all the ele-

ments act as being in harmony with

one another. Contours have a special

influence on appearance. They can be

markedly stressed or softly formed with the

rest of facade. By introducing the rounded

corner on a TRIMO facade we have tried

to achieve the effect of softly formed

appearance.

This novelty presents a changed to the

method of treating corner endings. Previous

solutions mostly covered the corner joint of

facade with an extra flashing element. Such

element did not unite with the facade since

it had different manufacturing technology,

and, although it was of the same colour

and material as the rest of facade, it

looked disturbing.

A new solution - the rounded corner is of

identical materials as the rest of facade. It is

now possible to match the colour shade

and structure of the material. Roundness in

radius of 8 cm gives the corner a rounded

and flowing of neighbouring surfaces.

The rounded corner is factory-made and is

such delivered to the building site. Its stan-

dard outer radius is 8 cm for all panel

widths. It is also possible to make a bigger

radius. Length of one element is up to 14 m.

It is possible to use the rounded corner on

fasades with vertical laying of elements,

as well as with the combination of hori-

zontaly laid facade panels and verticaly

laid corner. The corner is suitable also for

using it on some other details, such as attika

at horizontaly laid facade. Beautiful archi-

tectural effects could be reached by com-

bining the rounded corner with the hidden

fastening of the aluminium profile.

Andrej Novak, constructing engineer

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The panels are distinguished by

aesthetically perfect appearance, high

fire resistance and excellent

thermal insulating qualities. Such panels

were used for the first time on the high-tech

warehouse of the UNION brewery. The

system of hidden fastening was used to

give the building a modern architecture

appearance. The above mentioned system

of fastening is also suitable for cladding of

brick and concrete walls. Using this system

we can increase the thermal insulation of

the wall and improve the appearance of

the building.

At the execution of the roof TRIMO roof-sys-

tem has been used, as follows: SNV roof

panels with the mechanicaly fastened final

hydro-insulating foil on. The system has met

all the expectations in a sense of good

load-bearing capacity, tightness, functional-

ity, and fast execution.

mag. Vladimir abkar, construction engineer

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Trends in architecture and market demands have lead us into development and production of new panels with microlined profilation.

A very fast technological and information development in the lastfew years has essentially interfered with the traditional way ofobject planning and predicting building structure and form.

Steel constructionsSteel constructions

analyses, KRETZ for analyses of linkingsystems, KLIETSCH for analysing detailsand subsystems,...) and the use of effi-cient and fast computers have changedthe means of prediction rapidly.There is more and more passing on analyses of complete systems, to enablethe exact inventory of real situation and tokeep all the interaction relations amongindividual subsystems and elements.Modern and more difficult analyses arebeing used (fully plastificated cross-sec-tions, methods of plastic sections, meth-ods of cooperative widths at thin cross-sections, accurate theory of II order, link-ing systems,...). Also the complex inventory of individual subsystems hasbeen introduced, to enable the execu-tions of simpler constuctional solutions (asan example purlin - roof cladding). Use ofnew European regulations, to uniform allthe phases and segments of prediction,will be a big step forward. A completelynew accession will, at prediction of earth-quake safe objects, require moving on todynamic analyses and to necessary useof modern and efficient software equip-

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EUROPARKAccession to modern projecting

In the past, there were several limita-tions, making impossible for designerto work out fast, rational and qualityprojects. Freedom of architects, as well,was essentially limited. The developmentof modern and quality software equip-ment (SOFISTIK for global and complex

ment. The altered understanding of firesafety of the object allows fire simulationin the form of additional loading on theconstruction. From the viewpoint of more competitiveposition and of time shortening from pro-ject to execution, simple and rational solu-tions are needed, beeing at the same timealso typified. More and more important isalso the cooperation between architectsand statics in the phase of planning theobject. So we are close to rational andformaly perfect constructions. The real accession to the modern project-ing enables us very rational prediction onone side and prediction of most difficultprojects and execution of most daringideas of architects on the other side.

Joe Drar, mechanical engineer

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