Case studies

Entrance enclosure for the Municipality of Chiavenna

A glass and painted metal entrance enclosure for the Municipality of Chiavenna. The sheets with a metallic bronze finish fit into the existing architecture, bringing together the clean lines of the new entrance and the details of the building.

Project: Municipality of Chiavenna
Location: Chiavenna
Architecture practice: Arqtropia (SO)
Finish: Metallic bronze
YDF's role: Engineering, production and installation

The glass and metal enclosure installed at the entrance to the Municipality of Chiavenna

The enclosure structure in the workshop before installation

Detail of the enclosure's sheets with a metallic bronze finish

The project

In dialogue with the building

The colour of the metallic bronze finish echoes details of the existing wooden entrance door and the commemorative plaques inside the building. The surface changes in appearance as the light falls on it.

In collaboration with the architecture practice Arqtropia (SO), YDF engineered, manufactured and installed the enclosure. The minimum thickness of the arch was designed to accommodate cabling and thermal insulation while preserving the lines of the architectural element.

Architectural elements and cladding

The completed project