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The new part of the main building of the AOK regional office Bodenseekreis has been taken into operation.
The building was constructed as a branch of the BW Bank, commissioned by the Landesbank Baden-Württemberg in Böblingen. The supporting structure is designed as a spatial structure of disks, plates and supports in reinforced concrete. The challenge in construction projects often lies in the integration of different and diverging disciplines.
The multi-functionality of components as an architectural design element, physical barriers, carrier media and parts of the structure require the integrative cooperation of all planners involved. The new building of the BW Bank in Böblingen (architect: Kauffmann Theilig und Partner) is an example of such an integrative effort. Through extremely careful planning it is possible to dissolve highly stressed structural points, such as a cantilevered shear wall, while following the architectural concept, and to make use of them as support for facade embellishments and utility lines. The spatial Finite-Element-Model was an important component in the development of the structure.
Our entry for the comnpetion for the highway bridge crossing the Rhein near Schierstein wins the 2. prize.
The pedestrian and cycle bridge in Kirchheim-Rohrbach, Heidelberg, was awarded the 2nd prize. It was designed in collaboration with the architects asp (Arat Siegel & Partner). The structure consists of two curved concrete structures. The paved surface lies on a slender, curved T-beam with a 6% slope, supported by steel columns.
The production and administration building of the company Scheidegg received the award for “Exemplary Building”. The new building reflects the companies precise attitude to its work. Accurate lines and details were the basis for envisioning this attitude.
The “La-Ferte-Steg” has been awarded with the German Bridge Design Award. Unanimously, the jury has nominated the “La-Ferte-Steg” in Stuttgart as the winner in the category pedestrian bridges. The “La-Ferte-Steg” is a particularly harmonious engineering structure, which is fully convinced in every detail and has an excellent fit into its surroundings. The designer Dr.-Ing. Matthias Schüller receives the prize for his outstanding engineering achievement.
The October calendar page of the Jubilee 2006 calendar shows the airport tower Dusseldorf. The Tower was a 2-storey floor building planned by us and completed in 2002.
The first Tour on Saturday, September, 09 th 2006 is leading to objects of the engineering offices Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner, and Peter and Lochner.
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Inauguration of the Sports- and Assembly Hall in Stuttgart-Münster on September, 25th 2006. The hall consists of a three-storey building – mainly built of reinforced concrete. The roof was build as steel composite construction.
Tour zum “Kokon” im Innenhof der KVB München. Der “Kokon” als Rankgerüst für Kletterpflanzen im Innenhof des KVB-Verwaltungsgebäudes in München entstand aus der Vorstellung der Landschaftsarchitekten, weg vom üblichen Baumgrün eine Großskulptur mit unregelmäßiger “Feinstruktur” zu schaffen. Mit einfachsten Mitteln aus verzinktem Betonstahl von 20 mm Durchmesser hergestellt, wird die schlanke, biegeweiche “Masche”, an den Knotenpunkten verknüpft, im Endzustand zur stabilen Gitterschale. Das Objekt erhielt beim Verzinkerpreis 2004 eine Anerkennung.
Article in the journal “Consulting engineers”, edition June 2006. The article reports about the new silo building for Schapfenmühle in Ulm-Jungingen, built in 2004.
After 14 months of construction, the arena was opened on 27 May 2006 with a ceremony. The new event hall is located in Stuttgart Bad Cannstatt close to the “Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle”. The two buildings are connected through a foyer. The Arena has the dimensions of 135 x 95 m with four full storeys. Depending on the event up to 7.500 visitors can be seated in the Porsche Arena. Peter and Lochner developed the structural design of this multi-functional hall.