229 Project information Short project description Nemetschek Engineering User Contest 2011 - Category 5: Special Projects Category 5: Special Projects 5 Owner Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn Architect KuipersCompagnons General Contractor Jos van den Bersselaar Constructie Engineering Office Iv-Consult Construction Period From April 2010 to October 2010 Location Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands A unique bicycle parking facility in the shape of an apple, large enough for 1.000 bicycles, aptly named the ‘FietsAppel’ now takes centre stage at the new station boulevard in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Two parallel upward spiralling curves constitute the basic geometry of the structure. The structure consists of a triangulated space frame shell (‘apple peel’), 9 CHS columns with spiral beams (‘apple core’) and bearing mounted stalk with a cable staying suspension system (‘apple stalk’ and ‘apple leaf’). By implementing XML scripts coding in Scia Engineer, a parametric model is achieved which saves lots of modelling time. Park your Bike in an Apple Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands
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