Location
Herne, Germany
Owner
Stadt Herne; Land Nordrhein-Westfalen
Completed on
2000
Scope of our work
conceptual design, construction design, site supervision
Architect
Jourda, Paris; Hegger Hegger und Schleif, Kassel
The glass envelope with a length of 180 m, a width of 72 m and a height of 16 m is supported by a pure timber structure. The continuous main girder, designed as parallel-chord trusses, is supported by roundwood columns consisting of 130 year old spruce trunks. Suspended girders stabilized with stainless-steel cables are carrying the glass and photovoltaic panels on the roof and in the facades.
Glass area: 20,700 m²
Timber: 1,400 m³
Steel: 200 t
Glass area: 20,700 m²
Timber: 1,400 m³
Steel: 200 t
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