The Metzgergasse is a popular gathering place in the Buchs Town Center area of St. Gallen, Switzerland. With shops and restaurants, it's a place for people to meet, take a stroll and relax. To enhance the area and make it an outdoor destination no matter the weather, Kugel Architekten, a Stuttgart, Germany-based architectural firm, was tapped to design a covering to span the 36-foot wide by 164-foot long lane. Architect Nikolai Kugel designed a rainproof, retractable fabric structure that is not only practical but has become a dramatic focal point for the walkway. The roof membrane runs lengthwise along four parallel rails that can be folded compactly under a parking bridge at the northern end of the street. It can be deployed in a matter of minutes to span an area of approximately 5,650 square feet.
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机译：Metzgergasse是瑞士圣加仑（St. Gallen）布赫镇中心（Buchs Town Centre）地区一个受欢迎的聚会场所。那里有商店和餐馆，是人们聚会，散步和放松的地方。为了扩大该区域并使其成为户外目的地，无论天气如何，都利用德国斯图加特的建筑公司Kugel Architekten设计覆盖物，以覆盖36英尺宽，164英尺长的车道。建筑师Nikolai Kugel设计了一种防雨，可伸缩的织物结构，该结构不仅实用，而且已成为人行道的引人注目的焦点。屋顶膜沿着四个平行的轨道纵向延伸，可以在街道北端的停车桥下紧凑地折叠。它可以在短短几分钟内部署到大约5650平方英尺的区域。
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