Innercourtyard SMS Campus Mönchengladbach (D) 2023 The SMS Group bundles its locations on its newly created campus in Mönchengladbach. The central roof of the inner courtyard is supported by a total of 5 office buildings at a height of 20m above ground. The Geiger Dome, with a diameter of 80m and a covered surface area…
Park Musée Rodin Paris (F) 2022 Mercedes-Benz AG decided to mark the 2022 Paris Motor Show with a multimedia, sculptural artwork in an inspiring and very special location. Set in the sculpture garden at Museé Rodin in Paris, this vast, digital walk-in mirror installation combines technology, art and innovation. Visitors are offered a 360° multimedia…
Station Canopy Elifelet Station Tel Aviv (Israel) 2022 Elifelet Station is a new station on the Tel Aviv light rail line not far from the old city of Jaffa. While the platforms are located underground, the ground-level station concourse is open and covered by a large membrane canopy. The very light-looking structure comprises 38 individual,…
PumpITup Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) 2022 The two-layer air dome is a portable hiking hut. The pneumatic envelope is mounted on a trailer with two folding wings. The shelter is designed to be set up and dismantled (inflated and deflated) several times at various locations along the Minnet Trail to offer hikers accommodation. The pneumatic/inflatable envelope is a…
Media façade Novartis Pavillon Basel 2022 (CH) Novartis Pavilion, the first public building on the Novartis Campus in Basel, features interactive exhibitions to invite the public to engage in dialogue with the pharmaceutical company. formTL supported iart in the structural detail development and structural verifications of the zero-energy media façade designed by architect Michele de…
Roofing over Lazarski Market Square Poznan 2021 (PL) A large disc-shaped cushion roof covers Poznan’s remodelled Łazarski Market Square. Thanks to this transparent canopy, the space beneath is bright and sheltered from the elements, creating an inviting place for people to shop at the market stalls or just to linger. The cushion roof covers an…
ETH Zurich Atrium roof of the BSS research building Basel 2020 (CH) The free-spanning glazed roof covers the atrium of the six-storey BSS laboratory and research building in Basel. The single-layer grid shell structure made of hollow steel profiles consists of a perimeter tension ring mounted on the concrete structure underneath and a double curved…
IAA MOBILITY München 2021 (D) Relocating the IAA from Frankfurt to Munich has also led to an updated presentation concept for exhibitors. The so-called “Open Space Concept” provides numerous manufacturers with the opportunity to present their brands at an outdoor exhibition stand in the centre of Munich. The Mercedes-Benz presentation, a two-storey modern and urban…
Central bus station canopy Wiesdorf Leverkusen 2020 (D) The canopy over Wiesdorf central bus station (ZOB) in Leverkusen is an elliptical structure, measuring approximately 117m in length, approximately 24m in width. The membrane structure consists of 8 membrane panels. These are clamped to an edge beam along the periphery. Each membrane panel has been designed…
Messe south entrance Düsseldorf 2020 (D) The core element of SOP architects’ design is the 7,800m² canopy made of translucent woven glass fibre which unifies all the various functions: a new exhibition forecourt, a spacious foyer, new exhibition hall conference rooms as well as the existing congress centre. Measuring 170 metres in length and 93…
