Wine warehouses

At the foot of the "Massif de la Clape" in France, the new vinification and bottling process of the prestigious Hospitalet estate has an innovative roof

The bill of specifications demanded a building well integrated into its environment and providing a high-performance thermal insulation. In response, the Société d’Etanchéité du Midi (waterproofing society of south) has reinvented the use of the Soprasolar® Fix Evo metallic pads.

Commonly used to integrating photovoltaic systems on roof, they are serving here to anchoring dry bamboo sticks. They siting on top of a SOPREMA two-layer waterproofing complex of more than 4,000 m² composed of the Soprastick® SI and Sopralene® Flam 180 AR membranes.

« We have chosen bamboo because it is aesthetic and it protects the roof against heat by creating a drop shadow. The pads keep the sticks out of the water, by raising the sticks from the waterproofing complex », says Jean-François Gourragne, manager of the SEM. This device offers a firm anchoring of the bamboos, vital on the Mediterranean coast where the wind is very strong.