The Palandomus invented in 1919 by architect Mario Palanti, consists of a cement block of 18x18x36cm made with the vibration system, to serve as the cellular element of construction, being designed with a particular shape "hermaphrodite", which allows placement in any sense, without the constraints of location if not horizontal. In fact the thin ledge, ribs protrusion allow to leave the walls without plaster, but at the same time, ensure the maximum bonding of the elements. The Palandomus is sufficient to withstand up to safety limit of 70 meters in elevation, allowing, without special precautions, the installation of jack arch to openings doors and windows and of dry archivolt.
Bibliography Mario Palanti, Architettura per tutti, editore E. Bestetti, 1946 Eleonora Trivellin, Storia della tecnica edilizia in Italia: dall'unità ad oggi, Alinea editore, 2006 Ramón Gutiérrez, Architettura e società: l'América Latina nel XX secolo, Jaca Book, 1996 Virginia Bonicatto, “Reason, Economy and Technique”. The Palandomus Constructive System and its Ephemeral Application in Housing (December, 2018)
See also
Mario Palanti
External links U. S. Patent for a Palanti block in 1923 Mario Palanti architectural records, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1919-1946. Archival materials at the Getty Library. CA000000237760A CH000000106720A FR000000854704A FR000000833295A FR000000566823A GB000000515842A GB000000205031A US000002271030A US000001552077A