Buildings: Case Studies
Case Studies & Reports
Seismic Isolators Protect an Undulating Timber Airport Roof
The appearance is stunning: a wooden roof floats above the reconstructed and expanded Portland airport terminal. Y-columns support the roof. The vi ... more
Award-Winning Seismic Protection in El Salvador
During a building conversion, diagonal steel struts with hydraulic dampers were installed for the first time in El Salvador. The MHDs (MAURER Hydra ... more
SIP®-A Bearings: First Two-Stage Seismic Protection Worldwide
The world’s first SIP®-A bearings were installed in a research institute in Mexico City to protect it against earthquakes. The bearings react in tw ... more
New SIP®-V-Bearings Protect Sensitive Laboratory
Highly sensitive measuring equipment located next to busy traffic routes and in a seismic area: To protect the laboratory, MAURER developed the new ... more
Competition win in Hamburg: HafenCity continues to grow
The result of the realization competition for the southern extension of the U4 to Grasbrook was recently announced. The team of sbp, gmp and WTM wo ... more
Hospital in Chile isolated with MSM®-SIP®-Bearings for the first time
For the first time, a hospital in Chile was isolated with Double Sliding Isolation Pendulums. The innovative building design is the outcome of inte ... more
Square under a lens - Roof over the market square in Poznan using large-format ETFE foil cushions
The roofing of the Market Square in Poznan according to a design by Jacek Bułat was planned by formTL Ingenieure. Large-format ETFE foil cushions w ... more
Creative exchange in the treetops
Based on a design by Tchoban Voss Architekten, the largest timber hybrid building in Berlin was created. The innovative office ensemble EDGE Südkre ... more
Luxury and Family Hotel in Mexico Stands on 410 Seismic Isolators
Double sliding isolation pendulum bearings reduce construction costs and secure hotel operations on the Pacific coast even during the strongest ear ... more
Innovative Gridshell
Atrium roof as gridshell with patented node solution for light-flooded research building in Basel - planned by formTL Ingenieure and realized by RU ... more