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Bundestagesarena WM 2006

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General information

  • Home page
    www.form-TL.de
  • Location address
    on a square in the west of Paul-Löbe-Hauses in Berlin
  • Location country
    Germany
  • Year of construction
    2006
  • Name of the client/building owner
    Deutscher Bundestag
  • Function of building
    Exhibition
  • Climatic zone
    Temperate - cold winters and mild summers

Description

Being guest at the parlament is the theme of the Bundestagsarena, which was opened on 7. Juni on the occasion of the FIFA World Cup 2006. This unique parlamentary project informs the visitor about the work of the parlament.

The dome is based on the one of Reichstagsgebäude . The interior design too is inspired by the parlament. 550 seats are organized into the numer of the fractions and designed according the fraction colours.

The Bundestagsarena has a diameter of 32m and is 21m high and is nearly as big as its archetype on the Reichstagsgebäude.
Twenty polgonal girders consisting of seven system girder elements each form the dome. The system girders end in a specially developed connetion ring which carries the zenith covering. A joint between connection ring and zenith covering is used for the ventilation.

The dome is covered with 1.500m² 1-layer ETFE-foil with a thickness of 0,2mm. The sections are made of 15 parts each. The altogether twenty sections are carried in kederprofiles. To minimze the heating-up of the dome by the sun insolation the foil was printed with reflecting spots.
The grade of printing increases in four steps from 0 bis 70 %.

After the FIFA World Cup the structure will be dismantled.

Description of the environmental conditions

Material of the cover

  • Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
    Foil
  • Type (code)
    ETFE foil Nowoflon ET-6235
  • Material Fabric/Foil
    ETFE-foil

Main dimensions and form

  • Covered surface (m2)
    804
  • Maximum height (m)
    21
  • Total length (m)
    32
  • Total width (m)
    32
  • Form single element
    Anticlastic
  • Form entire structure
    Synclastic

Duration of use

  • Temporary or permanent structure
    Temporary
  • Design lifespan in years
    00-05

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