Abet Laminati panels arrive in Korea

The Triennale of Milan has recently opened its new premises in Incheon, Korea. Designed by arch. Alessandro and Francesco Mendini (Atelier Mendini) and by the Seok Chul Kim studio (Archiban), the façade of the building is fully covered with panels of Meg (Material exterior grade) by Abet Laminati, decorated in digital print.
The new building is 6000 square metres, a three floors building that houses exhibition rooms, technical areas and meeting points, thus demonstrating the Triennale di Milano desire to underline its fundamental role in the diffusion of Italian culture all over the world. Thanks to the arches of the façade and its shape, the magnificent building doesn’t hide its Italian origin, but reminds immediately of the historic premises of the Triennale in Milan.
A high metallic frame stands above the colourful façades, it supports a panoramic capsule-restaurant risen above a big 50 square metres double screen full of leds, thus evoking the screens of Seoul city centre.
Inside the building there are two big exhibition spaces (2400 and 900 square metres), a conference room that can hold up to 280 people, an even room, a bookstore, a coffee bar and a restaurant.
The offices, the documentation room and the meeting room have been placed at the mezzanine floor.
The flat roof restaurant offers a wonderful view over the Incheon bay and the Grand Bridge which links Incheon international airport to Seoul.
Meg is made of layers of phenolic resin-impregnated cellulose fibres with one or more decorative surface layers of cellulose fibres impregnated with thermosetting resins and it is available in any décor according to personal taste, thanks to the digital print technique. The Meg panels (thickness 8,0 mm) are applied on a visible steel substructure with 10 mm joints and covered screws.
For more information: www.abet-laminati.it.