Location
Baden near Vienna, Austria
Owner
Stadtgemeinde Baden bei Wien
Completed on
1999
Scope of our work
conceptual design, construction design, site supervision
Architect
Projektgemeinschaft Römertherme
The formerly outdoor pool of the Roman hot springs in Baden near Vienna was covered with a glass roof thus creating a spacious transparent indoor swimming hall as the central element of a modern spa.
Simple steel ribbons span across almost 30 m in 1.50 m intervals and create the minimized and filigree structure for the roof. Inclined Y-supports deviate the tensioned stress-ribbons towards the facade thus creating the facade profiles anchored by tensioning anchors in the solid basement. This resulted in a highly transparent structure with the clearly visible flow of forces.
Length: 74.5 m
Span: 27.8 m
Height: 10.5 m
Plan dimension: 75 m x 28 m
Plan area: 2,071 m²
Roof area: 2,936 m² (incl. facades)
Material: insulation glass ESG 12 mm und VSG 2 × 8 mm, steel S355, open coil cables Ø 10 mm galfan-coated
Award: Preis Attestato Acai 2001
Simple steel ribbons span across almost 30 m in 1.50 m intervals and create the minimized and filigree structure for the roof. Inclined Y-supports deviate the tensioned stress-ribbons towards the facade thus creating the facade profiles anchored by tensioning anchors in the solid basement. This resulted in a highly transparent structure with the clearly visible flow of forces.
Length: 74.5 m
Span: 27.8 m
Height: 10.5 m
Plan dimension: 75 m x 28 m
Plan area: 2,071 m²
Roof area: 2,936 m² (incl. facades)
Material: insulation glass ESG 12 mm und VSG 2 × 8 mm, steel S355, open coil cables Ø 10 mm galfan-coated
Award: Preis Attestato Acai 2001
