Structural System :
1 >> Architect search for planners for textile architecture and textile construction
2 >> Design of a textile construction and physics of the minimal construction
3 >> Find a membrane roof manufacturer
4 >> Cooperation between architect and engineer
5 >> Cost of textile constructions - shares
6 >> Tendering for textile constructions - specialist planners
7 >> Special constructions
8 >> Participants in the construction of membrane structures (relationships)
9 >> Services and Support
Type of Construction for textile architecture and membrane structures: :
- textile roof
- foil cushion
- mechanical prestressed textile - membrane roof
- tent architecture - tent structure
- textile building envelope
- textile facade
- etfe foil cushion facade
- mesh fabric facade
- facade with membrane
- roof for courtyard
- large umbrella
- textile building
- textile sculpture and work of art
- textile work of art
- textile design
- cable structures
- cable supported structure
- cable net structures
- cable net
- small steel cable nets (Webnet or X-TEND [brand names])
- rope net (textile)
- retractable roof
- temporary structures
- textile stadium roof
- geodesic dome gridshell
- carport
- sun sail
- light ceiling
- backlit wall
Structural System :
- membrane roof
- etfe foil cushion roof
- air supported roof and air supported hall
- textile facade
- etfe foil facade
- umbrella
- retractable construction, toldo
- foldable construction
- cable net
- air supported structure, air supported waterslide, inflatebles
- expandable trailer, showtrucks, promotiontrailer, roadshowtruck
1 Architect search for specialist planners for textile architecture and textile construction
Consultation for :
Structure (statics, structural design, structural solution, structural engineering, facade engineering)
Materials (properties and performance)
Building physics (light conditions, heat transfer)
building-costs
Assembly method and assembly costs
Tender
Engineering advice for works of art
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2 Design of a textile construction and physics of the minimal construction
How can I design taking physics into account?
Which loads act on the construction?
How is the force distribution and the load transfer?
Which shapes carry the loads best?
Which components are required?
What is the optimal geometric arrangement?
What options do I have, when designing the textile construction?
Relationship between draft - design - material - load and load transfer - structural solution - use - costs
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3 Find a membrane roof manufacturer
You should know the following:
These constructions consist of very different components.
No company produces all of these components itself.
There are manufacturers of the membrane and foil as roll goods or other architecture textiles.
There is the manufacturer who cuts the textile / membrane / foil and joins / welds
There is the steelworker, the aluminum processor, the carpentry, the shipyard.
There is the assembly/Installation company.
In some cases, a general contractor commissions all of these companies.
Then there is the structural engineer who plans the project from statics to cutting planning.
The structural engineers know everyone involved in membrane construction. Let us advise you which constellation is right for you.
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4 Cooperation between architect and engineer
The design intent related to the structural solution
Is the structure suitable for the design intent?
How can be the structure optimized for design intent?
What effect does the structural solution have on construction costs?
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5 Cost of textile constructions - shares
planning costs (3-10%)
material costs (5 bis 50€/m² Spezialgewebe 150€/m²
processing costs (depends on the efford for the details - between 20-150 €/m²)
assembly costs (person x hours + additional tools) depends to the size
cost of the foundation and support structure in connection with the structural solution
maintenance costs (person x hours plus additional working tools)
cleaning costs for translucent materials (person x hours plus additional working tools)
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6 Tendering for textile constructions - specialist planners
materials
Quality assurance of the materials and the material properties
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7 Participants in the construction of membrane structures (relationships)
Classic model
Client - architect - structural engineer - specialist companies
Further models and consequences for the client with regard to the surcharge calculation
Client - architect - general contractor without their own execution (planning and production by subcontractors)
Client - architect - structural engineer - general contractor (without own production)
Client - architect - structural engineer - general contractor (with his own share in the production)
Builder - general contractor (partly without own shares other than project management)
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8 Special constructions
temporary structures
tent constructions
mobile constructions
retractable semi-trailers
bumper cars
event stages
modular systems
pneumatic constructions and sculptures
light ceilings and light walls
projection screens
textile constructions from the fields of: sun protection, trade fair construction, exhibitions, world exhibitions, theater, open-air stages, art and sculptures
Development of building products and system constructions
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9 Services and Support
Civil engineering, structural engineering, design support, structural analysis, dynamic analysis, windload analysis, snowload analysis, earthquake analysis, etfe detail, textile detail, fabric details, sewing details,
for:
Artists, architects, builder, exhibitors, event companies, membrane manufacturer, project developer, project management companies,
Edevelopment of structural systems for textile facades :
Yacht aft deck textile roofs for super yacht, mega yacht, luxury yacht :
Yachtnames: Zeus (former Eco, Katana, Enigma) Mushashi, Fountainhead, Rising sun, Grand Classica (former Costa Classica)
For Artists :
Christo and JeanneClaude Wrapped Reichstag and L´ Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped
Yadegar Asisi, Panorama (Panorama cutting pattern, all Panorama support structures + exhibition structures: Bug of Titanic, Polyp, panorama building Hannover + Wittenberg)
For world EXPO :
Expo Seville 1992: German Pavilion facade + roof, EG-Avenida, Diadema, Oleada, opening tent for the spanish King, (Jörg Tritthardt)
Expo Hannover 2000: cable Net, Italian pavilion - textile roof, ETFE-facade at the Nederland pavilion
Expo Shanghai 2010: Expo axis textile roof (Dirk Richter)
For roof of national arena stadium Bucharest 2011 :
Consultant service for general contractor for the planning of the textile stadium roof construction
Planning of the textile facade of the video cube,
interfaces management of the stadium roof construction planner,
For BER Airport Berlin-Brandenburg :
structural analysis for textile facades
Development of a corresponding frame system for the textile facade
For Olympic stadium Sochi 2014 (Fisht-stadium) :
Central air supported roof; structural concept, structural design, structural analysis, membrane design, analysis and workshop drawings for the central textile roof of 40000m²
For SOS-Kinderdorf in Berlin Moabit
Structural Analysis and workshop design of the textile facade with movable and fix frames covered with ptfe mesh fabric
For station Frankfurt (Deutsche Bank Park, Commerzbank-Arena) :
Retrofitting the video cube with a textile cladding together with wind load studies
Advice on controlling the driving mechanics
Together with SCC planning and execution of the roof repair for a 30m long crack in the inner roof membrane
For fifa world cup 2022 Al Rayyan stadium :
Workshop engineering and workshop design and detail analysis for Textile facade, textile stadium roof, windnet on stadium roof
>> designs - büro für leichtbau
>> planview - design of large umbrella Old Castle Stuttgart 2009 - büro für leichtbau
>> side view - design of large umbrella Old Castle Stuttgart 2009 - büro für leichtbau
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1 Architect search for specialist planners for textile architecture and textile construction
Consultation for :
Structure (statics, structural design, structural solution, structural engineering, facade engineering)
Materials (properties and performance)
Building physics (light conditions, heat transfer)
building-costs
Assembly method and assembly costs
Tender
Engineering advice for works of art
With our expert knowhow, we expand the design space for architects and designers. We open up innovative solutions for design and shape.
We support you for all service phases and provide all service phases for these constructions in the part of planning and accompany the execution.
D.h. Wir können einzelne Teilleistungen erbringen oder das komplette Leistungsspektrum vom Entwurf über die Darstellung und Berechnung bis hin zu den Herstellungszeichnungen und Werkstattzeichnungen.
I.e. we can provide individual partial services or the complete range of services from design to presentation and calculation to manufacturing drawings and workshop drawings. We prepare all documents for the approval of the constructions. (verifiable static calculations, books for temporary structures, workshop plans for all constructions, cutting files for cutting plotters.
2 Design of a textile construction and physics of the minimal construction
How can I design taking physics into account?
Which loads act on the construction?
How is the force distribution and the load transfer?
Which shapes carry the loads best?
Which components are required?
What is the optimal geometric arrangement?
What options do I have, when designing the textile construction?
Relationship between draft - design - material - load and load transfer - structural solution - use - costs
Upon request, we will explain alternative structural solutions and their effect on the selected design.
We support you in the selection of the materials.
With our specialist expertise, we give you the design freedom for your planning task.
3 Find a membrane roof manufacturer
You should know the following:
These constructions consist of very different components.
No company produces all of these components itself.
There are manufacturers of the membrane and foil as roll goods or other architecture textiles.
There is the manufacturer who cuts the textile / membrane / foil and joins / welds
There is the steelworker, the aluminum processor, the carpentry, the shipyard.
There is the assembly/Installation company.
In some cases, a general contractor commissions all of these companies.
Then there is the structural engineer who plans the project from statics to cutting planning.
The structural engineers know everyone involved in membrane construction. Let us advise you which constellation is right for you.
General contractors
Project management companies
Membrane roof assembly
Membrane materials, fabrics + textiles
Installation companies
Aluminum manufacturers and Aluminium press plants
Steel construction company
4 Cooperation between architect and engineer
The design intent related to the structural solution
Is the structure suitable for the design intent?
How can be the structure optimized for design intent?
What effect does the structural solution have on construction costs?
When searching for the optimal solution, there are several design alternatives close to the physical optimum.
We support you in this work or develop various optimal design solutions for you.
5 Cost of textile constructions - shares
planning costs (3-10%)
material costs (5 bis 50€/m² Spezialgewebe 150€/m²
processing costs (depends on the efford for the details - between 20-150 €/m²)
assembly costs (person x hours + additional tools) depends to the size
cost of the foundation and support structure in connection with the structural solution
maintenance costs (person x hours plus additional working tools)
cleaning costs for translucent materials (person x hours plus additional working tools)
If, for example, the tensile loads are anchored in the subsoil for constructions, these anchors are often solid concrete foundation constructions.
What is gained in lightness above ground requires corresponding effort in the building ground.
Therefore, the construction costs determined from the upper edge of the foundation are not initially helpful for determining the costs of the entire construction project.
Depending on the design task, there may be solutions that short-circuit the forces in the roof structure.
6 Tendering for textile constructions - specialist planners
materials
Quality assurance of the materials and the material properties
The results taken into account in the planning for the layout determination and the prestressing scenarios for the assembly.
This ensures a high quality of execution. Cooperation with the testing institutes is part of our high-quality planning service.
7 Participants in the construction of membrane structures (relationships)
Classic model
Client - architect - structural engineer - specialist companies
Further models and consequences for the client with regard to the surcharge calculation
Client - architect - general contractor without their own execution (planning and production by subcontractors)
Client - architect - structural engineer - general contractor (without own production)
Client - architect - structural engineer - general contractor (with his own share in the production)
Builder - general contractor (partly without own shares other than project management)
We show you the advantages and disadvantages of the constellation in the view of the construction task.
8 Special constructions
temporary structures
tent constructions
mobile constructions
retractable semi-trailers
bumper cars
event stages
modular systems
pneumatic constructions and sculptures
light ceilings and light walls
projection screens
textile constructions from the fields of: sun protection, trade fair construction, exhibitions, world exhibitions, theater, open-air stages, art and sculptures
Development of building products and system constructions
In the field of temporary structures, these are static calculations for test books.
Based on the individual development for your application, we offer all services up to the workshop drawings for your project.
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9 Services and Support
Civil engineering, structural engineering, design support, structural analysis, dynamic analysis, windload analysis, snowload analysis, earthquake analysis, etfe detail, textile detail, fabric details, sewing details,
for:
Artists, architects, builder, exhibitors, event companies, membrane manufacturer, project developer, project management companies,
Edevelopment of structural systems for textile facades :
Yacht aft deck textile roofs for super yacht, mega yacht, luxury yacht :
Yachtnames: Zeus (former Eco, Katana, Enigma) Mushashi, Fountainhead, Rising sun, Grand Classica (former Costa Classica)
For Artists :
Christo and JeanneClaude Wrapped Reichstag and L´ Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped
Yadegar Asisi, Panorama (Panorama cutting pattern, all Panorama support structures + exhibition structures: Bug of Titanic, Polyp, panorama building Hannover + Wittenberg)
For world EXPO :
Expo Seville 1992: German Pavilion facade + roof, EG-Avenida, Diadema, Oleada, opening tent for the spanish King, (Jörg Tritthardt)
Expo Hannover 2000: cable Net, Italian pavilion - textile roof, ETFE-facade at the Nederland pavilion
Expo Shanghai 2010: Expo axis textile roof (Dirk Richter)
For roof of national arena stadium Bucharest 2011 :
Consultant service for general contractor for the planning of the textile stadium roof construction
Planning of the textile facade of the video cube,
interfaces management of the stadium roof construction planner,
For BER Airport Berlin-Brandenburg :
structural analysis for textile facades
Development of a corresponding frame system for the textile facade
For Olympic stadium Sochi 2014 (Fisht-stadium) :
Central air supported roof; structural concept, structural design, structural analysis, membrane design, analysis and workshop drawings for the central textile roof of 40000m²
For SOS-Kinderdorf in Berlin Moabit
Structural Analysis and workshop design of the textile facade with movable and fix frames covered with ptfe mesh fabric
For station Frankfurt (Deutsche Bank Park, Commerzbank-Arena) :
Retrofitting the video cube with a textile cladding together with wind load studies
Advice on controlling the driving mechanics
Together with SCC planning and execution of the roof repair for a 30m long crack in the inner roof membrane
For fifa world cup 2022 Al Rayyan stadium :
Workshop engineering and workshop design and detail analysis for Textile facade, textile stadium roof, windnet on stadium roof
Obtaining approval in individual cases for non-approved building materials is part of our normal planning services.
If necessary, we also provide individual partial services.
We support you with the service you need.
We build prototypes for you for special applications.
We carry out long-term biax tests for textiles in our lab.
Feel free to contact us.
We would be happy to advise you in our office or at your place.