57 Category 1: Buildings 1 Contact Hüseyin Selvi Address Industrieweg Noord 1161 3660 Opglabbeek, Belgium Website www.gijbels.be Mathieu Gijbels is active in company and office building and is the biggest company in the Gijbels Group. Its strategy is focused on building a lifelong relationship with customers. By offering the full package of structural services, it can help customers with all their building issues, from new build and renovation to service & maintenance. Mathieu Gijbels is based in Opglabbeek (Belgium), has a turnover of 77 million Euros and employs around 315 people. As a construction group Mathieu Gijbels can manage the complete process itself; including the engineering, foundation work, assembly, finishing and also building maintenance. Owner Quick Restaurants SA/NV Architect Lahon & Partners General Contractor Mathieu Gijbels nv Engineering Office Mathieu Gijbels nv Construction Period 02/2012 - 06/2012 In collaboration with architecture firm Lahon & Partners as part of an expert building team, Mathieu Gijbels developed the Qubic-concept for the fast food chain Quick, supporting Quick’s expansion plans. This included the use of the SCIA Engineer package to calculate stability. The Qubic-concept is a design concept in steel that can be used throughout Belgium for all new Quick sites. It makes allowances for all different weather conditions (including wind and snow), whatever the region. During the design of the Qubic-concept, functionality and cost efficiency were a key focus. SCIA Engineer was crucial to the construction of this project. It enabled us to calculate the internal forces in elements, to assess the lateral stability of the building and to calculate the horizontal and vertical deflection of the structure, in particular for the overhang. The software also enabled us to quickly incorporate changes proposed by the architect, see how changes would impact our design and analyze different solutions to find the most economical. Five Quick Qubic sites have been built so far already. Quick Qubic - Flémalle, Belgium SE Mathieu Gijbels NV
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