Structure
Good cooperation between the conceptual architect and structural engineers led to a decision in favor of a structural design with specific geometry, which at first glance gives the impression of irregularities. However, a closer look reveals that the natural lines of the main beams are curved to form "snakes". They are placed regularly at 8-meter (26.2-foot) intervals in the basic module grid of the entire structure.
The main beams are tall welded box sections. The snakes curve in the ground plan with a radius of 1 m (3.2 ft). They seem to differ from one another, but they have identical geometry. The ground plan in the characteristic part of the roof consists of a beam with two bends that is alternately mirrored around the vertical plane in the transverse and then in the longitudinal direction of the roof.
The stability of the main beams is ensured by secondary beams, which have a comparable but subtler cross‑section. The secondary beams interlock and support each other in every span.
The production and assembly were challenging. The individual parts of the snake beams were welded on site.
The structural model for the internal forces analysis and design was created in the structural engineering program RFEM.
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