Mayer-Vorfelder und Dinkelacker hat dies direkt geteilt
A light-flooded atrium is the heart of the new building for the Faculty of Engineering at DHBW Stuttgart. The central meeting point for the 1,800 students is covered by a vaulted glass grid shell. Gartner constructed the 1,400 square meter steel and glass roof from 549 different elements, which are connected with a complex screw solution. 24 elements open in a tulip shape for smoke and heat extraction and are controlled in groups depending on the wind direction. For the smoke and heat extraction systems, Gartner has developed a complex solution in close cooperation with the window and drive manufacturers and the "I.F.I. Institut für Industrieaerodynamik GmbH", Aachen. The operable windows have been arranged into four groups of six units each, the windows open in a tulip shape. They are controlled individually and depending on the wind direction in order to achieve the required aerodynamic cross-section. Due to the special shape of the roof, the SHEV openings had to be tested in a wind tunnel to obtain practical values for the actual aerodynamic cross-section. For this purpose, a 1:10 model of the most unfavourable opening geometry was created and tested in various directions. On the basis of these results, a control matrix was created which guarantees smoke extraction in all wind conditions. Owner and Client – Vermögen und Bau Baden-Württemberg, Amt Schwäbisch Gmünd Architect – Robert Degele, Architect, Copenhagen Planning – Wenzel + Wenzel, Freie Architekten Partnerschaft mbB, Stuttgart Structural Engineer – Mayer-Vorfelder und Dinkelacker, Ingenieurgesellschaft für Bauwesen GmbH und Co. KG, Stuttgart #josefgartner #permasteelisagroup #GlassCanopy #facadeconstruction