OSLO — When the Nespresso Boutique opened earlier this year, it was still cold in Norway — good for hot beverage sales, but risky for staging an event that would extend the “coffee-café-and-more” retail outlet’s operations into the narrow street by the shop.
“We used side skins on three sides, leaving the wall facing the boutique open,” said Erik Berg, project manager with Oslo Audio, which had purchased the Milos M4 roof structure last summer.
The structure, a special version of the 16-meter-by-14-meter MR4 system, measured 10-meters-by-14-meters and included special provisions in anticipation of potentially heavy snow loads — six Milos MT2 towers were used for support legs.
“There was heavy snowfall in Oslo this winter, so we really needed a roof with high load capacities” said Berg, “This was one of the reasons we chose the Milos MR4 — its distinct arc shape roof is perfect for dealing with this wintery condition.”
The side skins were carefully hung to cover only the top part of the 9-meter-high MR4 elevation and a 2.5-meter “ice wall” was constructed to make up the lower parts.
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