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Nemetschek Structural User Contest 2013 - Category 1: Buildings
Category 1: Buildings
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Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre (SNFCC) is a project that includes the construction
and complete outfitting of new premises for the National Library of Greece (NLG) and the Greek
National Opera (GNO), as well as the development of the 170,000 m² educational and cultural Stavros
Niarchos Park. The project has a budget of €566 million.
Penelis Consulting Engineers SA has been appointed by the general contractor, the Joint Venture
of Impregilo-Terna, to execute the design structural verification of the two main buildings, the GNO
and NLG.
All the structural and seismic analyses and checks have been executed using Scia Engineer
and ECtools.
Penelis Consulting Engineers sa
Contact
Grigorios Penelis
Address
Hagias Sofias 48
54622 Thessaloniki, Greece
Phone
+30 2310332032
Email
Website
Penelis Consulting Engineers sa was founded in 2002 and provides the following services:
• Technical advice for the development of buildings
• Technical advice for the restoration-upgrading of existing buildings and monuments
• Structural design of new buildings
• Structural design and assessment of existing buildings and monuments
• Structural design of technical works and bridges
• Supervision of civil engineering works
• Project Management and Construction Management
• Software Development
In 2006 a subsidiary called “3pi- Penelis Software Ltd” was founded in order to separate the software
development, with ECtools as its main product. The company has projects in Greece, Bulgaria,
Romania, Croatia, Serbia and Egypt.
Project information
Owner
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Architect
Renzo Piano Building Workshop & Betaplan
General Contractor
Joint Venture Impregilo SPA- Terna SA
Engineering Office
Expedition & Omete/ Penelis Consulting Engineers Sa
Location
Athens, Greece
Construction Period
09/2012 to 10/2016