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Nemetschek Structural User Contest 2013 - Category 1: Buildings
Category 1: Buildings
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Short description │
Music Palace
The existing Vredenburg music centre will be extended with 4 new music halls, built of steel.
The steel structures will be supported by two connected cores, which form the backbone of the
building. The foyers, restaurants and plaza functions are situated between the halls as a public area.
Because of the demands regarding noise, the halls will be made with a box-in-box structure.
The entire main bearing structure has been designed with the finite element program Scia Engineer.
With the calculation model, the entire force distribution of the main bearing structure has been
analysed and the forces have been determined for the following engineering process.
The 3D model was also the basis of the calculations for the construction phase of the project.
Project information
Owner
Municipality of Utrecht
Architect
Main architect: Architectuurstudio HH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
General Contractor
Heijmans Bouw bv, Rosmalen, The Netherlands
Engineering Office
Zonneveld ingenieurs bv, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Location
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Construction Period
03/2010 to 2014
Zonneveld Ingenieurs b.v.
Contact
Harm Hoorn
Address
Delftseplein 27
3013 AA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Phone
+31 10 452 88 88
Email
Website
Zonneveld ingenieurs b.v. was founded in 1981 as an office specialised in structural engineering. Over
the past thirty years, the company has gained a lot of experience in a wide variety of projects. The
management consists of five very experienced consulting engineers. All (approx. 30) employees are
highly qualified and have extensive experience.
Nowadays, Zonneveld ingenieurs is a specialist in high-rise and inner-city redevelopment.
Zonneveld ingenieurs is a precursor in the field of sustainability and when it comes to using BIM.
A few of the most significant reference projects are:
• Ministries of Justice and the Interior, The Hague
• City Hall, Utrecht
• PGGM Bulding, Zeist
• Music Palace, Utrecht
• City Hall, Nieuwegein
