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Contact
Chris Voskuijl
Address Eemweg 90
3741 LB Baarn, The Netherlands
Email
Ingenieursbureau J.C. Voskuijl and De Wilde Metaal B.V. have succeeded
in working out, calculating and building the complete Eurovision stage in a
very short period of time.
De Wilde Metaal is able to operate in a very wide range of steel and
aluminium structures. This is achieved through the versatility of its staff
and machinery. Their customer based and flexible approach allows them
to advize their clients at an early stage, leading to a very high-quality end
product.
Set for the European Song Contest 2015, “Wiener Stadthalle” - Vienna, Austria
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Owner
Austrian broadcast corporation. ORF
Architect
Wieder Design München
General Contractor
De Wilde Metaal and Unbranded Set building
Engineering Office
Ingenieursbureau J.C. Voskuijl
Construction Period 03/2015 - 04/2015
The stage of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest consists of about
1,300 individual pillars and measures 44 m in width, 14.3 m in height
and up to 22 m in depth. Each pillar has an LED at the front end and can
produce a wide variety of lighting effects.
The pillars (aluminium tubes of 203 mm) are held together with steel stud
ends in a smaller aluminium tube. The construction was manufactured
in parts in Bilthoven (the Netherlands) and put together in the Wiener
Stadthalle in Austria.
The stage was designed in a CAD program, and exported as an IFC file.
This file was imported into SCIA Engineer. After a few steps it was
possible to apply loads (service weights and a small wind load) and make
loading combinations. The aluminium control gave a quick view of the
beams which had to be reinforced.
The construction has several supports on the floor. The top part of the
stage is connected to the ceiling with steel cables.
The reaction forces from the SCIA Engineer output were sent to the stage
builders.
Ingenieursbureau J.C. Voskuijl
