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Nemetschek Structural User Contest 2013 - Category 1: Buildings
Category 1: Buildings
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Short description │
Sacred Heart Hospital
The renewed S. Heart Hospital Menen will contain 200 hospital beds. The last phase is a new arc-
shaped wing which will bring the ground floor up to its final 14,500 sqm and will be finished in 2015.
The façade spans the reception area over 13 m and simultaneously cantilevers of 2 m to 3.75 m.
Therefore the façade was designed as a concrete arc-shaped ‘Vierendeel’ beam. Scia Engineer
made it possible to analyse the global 3D action of loads as well as to analyse the influence of the
deformations of the lower structure onto the deformation of the upper structure.
Project information
Owner
Sacred Heart Hospital Roeselare-Menen
Architect
VK
General Contractor
Artes Depret
Engineering Office
VK Engineering
Location
Menen, Belgium
Construction Period
2002 to 2015
VK Engineering
Contact
Frederique Noë
Address
Zevenbergenlaan 2a
8200 Brugge, Belgium
Phone
+ 32 50 390553
Email
Website
VK offers its services in four market segments: Healthcare, Buildings, Industry and Infrastructure.
Our multi-disciplinary consulting engineers undertake studies in building services and civil & structural
engineering, ranging from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and plumbing, to data
communication, security and fire engineering, to concrete and structural studies.
VK keeps track of advanced technologies and studies in architecture and construction management
and puts together the best team for the client’s project.
Having a proven track record with many renowned architects, VK proudly looks back on the building of
a portfolio that features many challenging and large-scale projects, including new constructions, as well
as renovations of (classified) monuments, expert assessments and management. The new NATO-
headquarters, the Antwerp law courts, the Astana National Library, and the VinMedicare Hospital in
Hanoi are but a few examples.
