120 SCIA User Contest 2007 • Category 4 • CAE Buildings CAE Buildings 4 Administration building Floralis This impressive 6-storey steel building is situated on the city limits of Ghent, one of Europe’s most famous port cities. IPES’ new headquarters were conceived to reflect an image of a contemporary port, symbolising the history and trades that made Ghent famous. The intensive use of glass and aluminum, plus the rotunda with its granite cladding, give the Floralis building a modern and contemporary look. Dimensions: ± 108 m x 55 m Surface: 15,000 m² Storeys: 6 + 2 (underground parking) Roofing system: built-up roof Wall system: steel / glass façade ASTRON BUILDINGS S.A. Address Route d’Ettelbruck • 9202 Diekirch (LU) Telephone +352 80291-1 Fax +352 803466 Contact Mr Marc Diedert Email [email protected] Website www.astron.biz ASTRON, since 2005 a member of the LINDAB Group, is Europe’s largest manufacturer of steel buildings with over four decades of experience in supplying more than 40 million m2 of single and multi-storey buildings all over Europe. The yearly turnover exceeds 150 M Euro ASTRON serves the needs of local and international companies planning to construct major new facilities in Western and Eastern Europe, such as manufacturing plants, logistics and distribution centres, trade and retail outlets, tailor made multistorey buildings for offices, sales and storage, car parks, industrial buildings and structures. Extensive experience and capacity ASTRON is staffed with more than 1,020 multilingual personnel. The company has extensive worldwide experience of constructing large buildings ranging from 500 to more than 100,000 m2. ASTRON has 12 sales, engineering and support offices in Luxembourg, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, UK, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Hungary, Romania and Croatia. The steel structures are all pre-fabricated in 3 factories: Luxembourg, Czech Republic and Hungary. The capacity lies up to 15 buildings per day. One source supply ASTRON designs and fabricates all the main components of the building: structure, roof system, wall systems, accessories and thermal insulation. This “one source supply” approach reduces site coordination. Guaranteed quality and speed - wherever it is built ASTRON’s presence throughout Western and Eastern Europe offers investors the benefits of working with one company for multiple construction projects in different countries. ASTRON’s key benefits • One source supply • A complete “design-and-build” service plus turnkey construction through 360 authorized ASTRON builders • Imaginative and appealing architectural design reflecting the customer’s image • A multitude of façade options • Flexibility of layouts and dimensioning to suit customer requirements • Optimum use of space, with no or fewer interior columns allowing high flexibility for the inside layout • Early completion compared to traditional construction due to efficient erection concept • Quick return on invest • Research of a global economical solution • Low maintenance costs constructions • Environmentally friendly, recyclable • The reliability of a long standing European group with a track record of over 30,000 buildings • 40 years experience in single story building • 15 years experience in multi-storey building • A long lasting quality product with ISO 9001:2000 quality certification Administration building Floralis Used software • ESA-Prima Win, Allplan
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