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98 Category 3: Industrial Buildings and Plants 3 Owner Groep Paesmans Architect architekt-nburo General Contractor edibo nv Engineering Office edibo nv Construction Period 01/2016 - 09/2016 The Paesmans autogroep built a “pit stop” in Bree. It contained a showroom and a maintenance hall which were separated from each other for fire safety. The showroom was designed as a very open and bright space. More than half of the facade was made of glass. The roof had an extra elevation that was completely encircled by glass. It was very important to calculate the wind-loads in detail to make sure that the structure would not bend too far. Deformations in the structure could cause the glass in the facade and roof to crack. To preserve the open feeling of the building, the bracing were placed in a few closed spaces in the facade. The roof was also calculated to spread out the forces occurring in the building due to the wind. SCIA Engineer was used to calculate the needed materials and to create a realistic model that could show the architect and owner how what the building will look like. This project showed that a building with an open feeling can be difficult to calculate, but worth the effort when it is put in use. Paesmans - Bree, Belgium edibo nv Contact Jens Cannaerts Address Maatheide 1302 3920 Lommel, Belgium Website www.edibo.be Edibo is a general industrial building contractor with expertise in the automotive, logistics, industry, production and offices sectors since 1981. As a construction partner for your industrial building, Edibo builds “turnkey constructions, extensions and renovation projects in steel, concrete and laminated timber. Edibo has been constructing beautiful reference projects in various sectors for more than 30 years.