Filadelfie Administration Building, Prague, Czech Republic

Sunday, February 7th 2010
Filadelfie Administration Building, Prague, Czech Republic

The structural work for the Filadelfie building complex in Prague with its interesting ground plan is very close to completion. With the help of the PERI formwork solution, the 17-floor multi-storey building – constructed in the form of a four-blade propeller – will shortly be finished. The MULTIFLEX slab formwork system, in particular, showed itself to be extremely flexible and adaptable for forming the curved upper and massive basement slabs. Comprehensive... 

In Weekly Cycles: Apartment Walls and Slabs in Fair-faced Concrete Quality

Wednesday, November 11th 2009
In Weekly Cycles: Apartment Walls and Slabs in Fair-faced Concrete Quality

GRIDFLEX, the aluminium grid slab formwork system from PERI, once again showed its numerous advantages during its initial use in Brazil. Within a very short period of time, it has been possible to construct the floor slabs of the MaxHaus Morumbi residential complex with even, ready to-be-painted ceiling surfaces. Modern living in a rectangular form In São Paulo´s Morumbi district, 128 modern apartments are currently being constructed, spread across... 

Czajka sewage plant, Warsaw, Poland. Short construction period and high level of safety

Tuesday, October 6th 2009
Czajka sewage plant, Warsaw, Poland. Short construction period and high level of safety

The large-scale sewage treatment plant Czajka, situated to the north-east of Warsaw, is scheduled to be finished in December 2010 – and this after only a two-year construction period. With a cleaning capacity of almost 450, 000 cubic metres per day, designed for the equivalent of two million inhabitants, it will be the largest waste-water facility in Poland. Together with the Warbud construction company, PERI´s Polish engineers developed a cost-effective... 

Self-climbing technology and large slabtables minimise crane times

Friday, May 8th 2009
Self-climbing technology and large slabtables minimise crane times

The South-East Asian city-state of Singapore – an internationally renowned financial centre and, with its very busy port, one of the largest and most modern freight handling centres in the world – is now also striving to become a top tourist destination. With its ambitious Marina Bay Sands™ project, the U.S.-based Las Vegas Sands Corporation, is currently developing a gigantic complex complete with convention facilities, casino, theatres, museum... 

Military History Museum, Dresden, Germany

Friday, January 9th 2009
Military History Museum, Dresden, Germany

Located in the northern part of Dresden, a spectacular museum development is taking shape – an eye-catching structure from the renowned architect, Daniel Libeskind. His concept, split between the old and the new, was the eventual winner of the architectural design competition: the former Saxonian arsenal building restored to its original state and supplemented by an integrated, modern new structure. A bold, almost 100-metre long wedge construction... 

Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City

Friday, December 5th 2008
Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City

With the building´s structure elegantly wrapped in a cloak-like glass facade, the Al Hamra Tower on the Persian Gulf creates the vision of a highly visible sculpture, rising to an impressive height of 412 metres. As construction progress steadily continues, it becomes clear that the Al Hamra Tower is not only a multi-storey building with a remarkable height but also that a new landmark is being developed through its very distinctive design. After... 

Seewinkeltherme, Frauenkirchen, Austria. Structural work in record time: Short construction period for large-scale project

Saturday, November 8th 2008

The Austrian Seewinkel hot springs resort complete with four-star hotel is currently one of the largest reinforced concrete construction projects in the Alpine Republic with a total investment in the region of 80 million euros. The HABAU group of companies were commissioned to construct the concrete frame and in so doing have succeeded in meeting two difficult challenges. On the one hand, the special form of the spiral-shaped building with mostly... 

OpernTurm, Frankfurt, Germany. Crane-free operations facilitate working processes

Friday, October 10th 2008

The Frankfurt skyline is currently being re-defined: on one of the most beautiful locations in Germany directly opposite the Alte Oper, the so-called OpernTurm is steadily rising to reach its planned height of 170 metres. 52, 000 square metres of office space is spread over 43 floors with an additional 10, 000 m² in the adjacent seven-storey podium building. The development of this inner-city large-scale construction site is associated with enormously... 

Cost-effective shoringfor high loads in power plant construction

Saturday, September 6th 2008

The new block of the largest European lignite-fired power station in the Polish town of Belchatow, has been designed to generate 830 megawatts. The ultra-modern plant complete with flue gas desulphurisation and turbo-generator presents both a technical as well as structural engineering challenge for all those involved in the project. Because the construction of the power plant includes large-volume building dimensions with massive reinforced concrete... 

Sportarena Lora, Split, Croatia. Shoring and assembly platform for 180-tonne roof girder

Thursday, August 7th 2008

The almost 80 metre long and 5.40 metre high truss girders made of steel form the basic construction for the roofing of the new multi-functional hall in the Croatian city of Split. Each of the main constructional elements – the up to three metre wide pairs of trusses – weighs a massive 180 tonnes. In order to be able to cost-effectively assemble the roof, consisting of eight such gigantic components, contractors Dinarik, in co-operation with...