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«Zollingerhalle», originally built in 1928 as a sawmill, is an impressive example of early rural industrial architecture. The roof, which arches over the column-free room, is a lamella construction, developed by Friedrich Zollinger in the early 20th century.
«Zollingerhalle», originally built in 1928 as a sawmill, is an impressive example of early rural industrial architecture. The roof, which arches over the column-free room, is a lamella construction, developed by Friedrich Zollinger in the early 20th century.

T11 System building hall from Warngau

District: Miesbach
Municipality: Warngau
Year of Construction: 1928
Type of Building: hall

“Zollingerhalle”, originally built in 1928 as a sawmill, is an impressive example of early rural industrial architecture. The roof, which arches over the column-free room, is a lamella construction, developed by Friedrich Zollinger in the early 20th century.

This structural innovation, whereby individual boards (lamellas) are bolted together to form a load-bearing latticework, was successfully marketed by its inventor as “the roof of the future”. Material savings of 40 per cent were possible compared with the conventional roof design, which used rafters and trusses. As it was possible to produce the lamellas on an industrial scale and the screw fittings were commercially available, the roof was cost-efficient overall. Finally, professionals were not required to assemble it, which was another reason why this type of hall structure was exceedingly economical.