160 Used software: Scia Engineer CAE Industrial Buildings & Plants 4 BGC nv / Establis Contact Vanessa Van Croonenborch Address Industrieweg 4 2320 Hoogstraten, Belgium Phone +32 3 420 03 80 Email [email protected] Website www.bgcgroup.eu Warehouse projects are under squeeze from all sides: construction costs, financial resources, available personnel, ROI. Not to mention time and space constraints. That’s where BGC can help. As a general contractor, BGC carries out logistical real estate projects in Europe. Our mission is to create space for the real estate developer to add value. Our fields of expertise are design, construction engineering, project planning, subcontracting and project management. Our clients are logistics players and investors, including distribution managers, project developers, brokers and landowners. BGC is committed to high quality of building standards, accurate timing and strict budget planning for real estate developers and investors of larger warehouse projects in Europe. We have the know-how you need in engineering, project management, logistics processes and land availability. Moreover we have an extensive network of construction and engineering companies all over Europe. BGC’s speed, efficiency and knowledge of logistical processes ensure higher satisfaction of your customers, increase your return on investment and boost your company’s image. BGC enhances the flexibility and effectiveness of a real estate developer and investor in the logistic industry. Preliminary construction works have started at the Stichtsekant in Almere for the Prologis’ tenant Antalis. Considering the very restricted budgets and ambitious time frame, our customer, Prologis, based on the successful cooperation in Etten-Leur for Hollister, decided to team up again with BGC. The project consists of a 27.000 sqm warehouse with a 3.500 sqm office space on a mezzanine above the loading docks. The steel construction consists of two identical units separated by a fire wall. The columns are positioned based on the racking. The front part of the warehouse holds a mezzanine with pre-stressed hollow concrete floor elements on a structural steel frame. The general stability of the structure is insured by rigid connections of columns and beams, and this in both directions. In spite of the restricted construction height (1.25 m in the middle of span) and a limited span of 22.5 m, nevertheless was opted for a roof structure with trusses in 2 directions. This simplifies the realization of the rigid nods between the structural elements. The complete structure was developed as a 3D-model with Scia Engineer, exactly because of that bi-directional stability and to be able to ProLogis: Warehouse and offices in Almere The project consists of a 27.000 square metres warehouse with a 3.500 square metres office space on the mezzanine above the loading docks. The steel construction consists of two identical units separated by a fire wall. The columns are positioned based on the racking. The general stability of the structure is insured by rigid connections of columns and beams, and this in both directions. The complete structure was developed as a 3D-model with Scia Engineer, exactly because of that bi-directional stability and to be able to exactly define the distortion and underlying forces in the connections. Because of the complexity of the project the different components were modelled as separate files. Much attention was paid to the nomenclature in order to prevent the identical definition of steel members while all similar load configurations received the same name. Eventually all components were combined in one file. Owner: ProLogis Realty IX B.V. Architect: Johan de Vries Architect BV General Contractor: BGC NV Engineering Office: Establis NV Construction Start: 24/11/2008 Construction End: 09/2009 Location: Almere, Netherlands Project Information Short Description
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