Membrane Roof Structure on the Banks of the Elbe in Dresden, Germany

Every summer, movie nights and other events take place on the banks of the Elbe in Dresden. Over 200,000 visitors throughout the summer attend more than 55 films and concerts, complete with national and international artists.

Membrane Roof Structure on Banks of Elbe River in Dresden, Germany

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Membrane Roof Structure for Grandstand

The membrane roof structure for this seating area was completed before the start of the 2019 summer season. 3dtex and architect Robert Kerbl, who designed the previous roof 20 years ago, developed the new structure. Similar to the previous design, the roof was considerably increased in size due to the increased number of visitors. The structural analysis was completed by zapf & co. from Strausberg utilizing RSTAB.

Structure

The new membrane roof structure has a total area of 12,917 ft². The nine main curved trusses, spaced at 20 ft on-center, are made of glued-laminated timber. They are supported on V-shaped steel tube columns.

The coupling and compression members for the longitudinal bracing also consist of steel pipes. The tension cables are round RD 16 sections. The structure is covered with a fabric membrane on the upper side of the glued-laminated timber truss.

Location

Königsufer

01097 Dresden

Germany

Investor	PAN Veranstaltungslogistik und Kulturgastronomie GmbH www.dresden.filmnaechte.de
Architect	KERBL architekten+ingenieure www.kerbl-architekten.de
Structural Design	zapf & co. - Structural Engineering GmbH, Strausberg www.zapf-co.de
Manufacturing	Karsten Daedler e. K. www.daedler.de
Planning & Assembly Management	3dtex GmbH www.3dtex.de