General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Truss Dome |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Museum building |
| Material: |
Steel-reinforced concrete composite structure |
| Certification(s): |
for registered users for registered users |
Location
| Location: |
Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 49° 8' 40.16" N 9° 12' 53.03" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| number of floors (above ground) | 5 | |
| number of floors (below ground) | 1 | |
| gross floor area | ca. 18 000 m² | |
| useable space | ca. 13 500 m² | |
| floor slabs | span | 3 m |
| girders | span | 17 m |
Notes
The extension building for the Experimenta Science Centre is meant to
be an architectonical beacon. The result is a striking solitary building
composed of loosely stacked, pentagonal floors. Exhibition areas of
the themed worlds and a helical sequence of spaces wind around the
atrium. The basement level features a "Science Dome" that is covered
with a cupola. Truss girders along the atrium and composite steel
girders create trussed tubes that connect to a reinforced concrete
core on every floor. Thus forming a solid construction, the interiors can
be designed without any supports. The suspended spiral construction
and large glass panes provide a maximum of transparency.
Triangular-shaped facade elements form the external skin of the
themed worlds.
Participants
Owner
Architecture
Structural design
Structural engineering
Site supervision
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Experimenta Science Center in Heilbronn. In: structure, v. 5, n. 1 ( 2019), pp. 32-39.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20075138 - Published on:
25/04/2018 - Last updated on:
02/05/2018
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