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Support Structure for Glass Roof - Stockholm, Sweden
SE
Contact
Jurn De Vleeschauwer, Steven Nachtergaele
Address Grote Baan 18
9920 Lovendegem, Belgium
Website
Stendess calculates and draws complex steel constructions
in a high
quality and efficient manner while seeking economically responsible and
substantial solutions for specific technical stability issues. Thanks to the
integral service, where the design of the metal superstructure and the
concrete substructure are calculated and drawn by experts in the same
office, the building owner and principal contractor retain 100% control over
the complete structure. References demonstrate the
multidisciplinary
knowledge
and ability of our engineers and designers in the market of
bridges, industry, utility and other projects located
worldwide
.
Owner
Pembroke
Architect
Tengbom
General Contractor
Scheldebouw BV
Engineering Office
Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V.
Construction Period 01/2014 - 09/2014
This project consists of the design and calculation of a steel support
structure for a skylight, spanning an area of 286 m², located on the roof of
a building in Stockholm, Sweden.
The design of the skylight is conceived as a non-uniform pyramidal roof
with 4 different slope angles, but when looked at from below, a pattern of
parallel lines magically appears, thus fulfilling our client’s desire to create
a sleek and visually acceptable design.
The steel girders of the skylight (hot finished rectangular hollow sections,
all aligned with each respective roof surface) are used to further support
the roof, which consists of an aluminum structure and glass panels.
Because of the 4 different slope angles of each roof surface, the bottom
edge beam is a welded hollow section, allowing for inner stiffeners to be
provided where needed. The connection details were conceived in such a
way that the maximum amount of light can shine into the building.
For this project, SCIA Engineer’s load panel tool was used, allowing for
the automatic division of uniformly distributed surface loads over the
girders that are designated to a certain surface panel.
The project presented numerous challenges, resulting directly from the
complex geometry yet we have managed to achieve a beautiful structure
which summarizes the art of engineering.
Company
Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V.
