37 Project information Short project description Nemetschek Engineering User Contest 2011 - Category 1: Buildings Category 1: Buildings 1 Crematorium Welkenraedt, Belgium The funeral centre of Liege decided to build a new crematorium in Welkenraedt. This 3.000 m² large construction consists in two concrete buildings. The major walls are made of two reinforced concrete shells that are separated by a cellulose insulation layer. These thick walls give an impression of massiveness as desired by the author of the project. Both buildings are covered by a multifaceted roof with a glued laminated timber structure. This geometrical complicated wood structure and its interaction with the concrete structure could not be studied without using the 3D design software Scia Engineer. Owner Intercommunale Centre Funéraire de Robermont scrl Architect Dethier Architectures General Contractor FRANKI s.a. Engineering Office Bureau d’Etudes Lemaire sprl Construction Period From August 2010 to March 2012 Location Welkenraedt, Belgium
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