Convertible Roof for the Centercourt Hamburg-Rothenbaum
General information
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Location address
Hamburg
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Location country
Germany
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Year of construction
1998
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Function of building
Stadia
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Climatic zone
Temperate - cold winters and mild summers
Description
On account of the generally unstable weather conditions in early May, always the period for the annual German Open tennis tournament, it was decided to construct a canopy that will provide shelter from the rain while maintaining the character of an open-air event.
This unique structure – developed in co-operation with the Stuttgart engineering firm Sobek + Partner – is basically two-fold: a permanently covered edge structure ca. 17m wide, and a circular opening, 63m in diameter, to be covered by a retractable awning. This membrane is made of a PVC-coated, diaphanous white polyester fabric. The material was manufactured specially for this purpose and is extremely strong and weather-proof despite the fact that it is only 1.2 mm thick.
The designers developed a column-free steel cable structure spanning more than 100m, similar to the spokes of a wheel, to carry the largely retractable translucent awning. Electrical mechanisms are able to fold approx. 3,000m² of roofing fabric within four minutes to one central point without casting disturbing shadows on the court
Description of the environmental conditions
Material of the cover
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Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
Cable
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Material Fabric/Foil
Polyester
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Material coating
PVC
Main dimensions and form
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Covered surface (m2)
3000
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Total length (m)
102
Duration of use
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Temporary or permanent structure
Temporary
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Convertible or mobile
Convertible
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Design lifespan in years
00-05
Involved companies
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Architects
Peter Schweger
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Engineers
Werner Sobek
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Contractors
Editor
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Editor
Marijke M. Mollaert
