Industrial Complex at Sparanise, Italy

Abstract

In the neighbourhood of Saranise an industrial group of buildings has been built, which affects four distinct types of industries, and occupies a ground area of 850.000 m² close to the national Appia roadway. This industrial complex is served by roads, water, light and fuel supplies, garages, workshops, offices, etc. The project was initiated by Pozi Ceramic Manufacturers. Care has been taken that the general architectural style for all the buildings shall be the same, and that the project as a whole shall exhibit a unity of pattern. Although the structure of the buildings is very similar, since all involve prestressed beams for the roofs, details vary in each particular case, depending on the spans to be covered. A special feature is the roofing of the varnishes factory, which is covered with precast, V shaped units, made in a nearby workshop. These large units have been handled by a travelling crane, which has lifted them to their final emplacement. The units weigh between 13 and 14 tons each. A specialised firm made a study of the ground, and calculated the maximum permissible loadings. They then decided on the most suitable type of foundations in each case.