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Bus Station Warszawa Wschodnia

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General information

  • Location address
    Lubelska street, Warsaw
  • Location country
    Poland
  • Year of construction
    2012
  • Function of building
    Vehicle services
  • Degree of enclosure
    Open structure
  • Climatic zone
    Temperate - cold winters and mild summers
  • Number of layers
    mono-layer
  • Type of application of the membrane
    covering
  • Primary function of the tensile structure
    • Rain protection
    • Sun protection

Description

In time with the start of EM 2012 the city of Warsaw was implementing the visitor infrastructures. The bus loop “Dworzec Wschodni (Lubelska)” is located in the immediate vicinity of the Warszawa Wschodnia railway station facing Lubelska street, nearly by the new National Stadium. It enables convenient transfers from buses into longdistance trains and commuter trains operating to Warsaw city centre and Chopin Airport.

The bus loop has five platforms with 12 stops, the whole area is covered with a tensile roof
structure. Under the canopy there is also a monitored parking space for bicycles.
The idea of the architects was to create a roofing structure similar to the National Stadium in Warsaw and Stadium Miejski in PoznaD, looking at innovative and multifunctional materials.
Due to the given straight design lines given by the initial concept design, the engineer had to provide the correct mechanical solution taking in account upward wind and huge covered surface. The five membrane bays are been therefore designed on the valley cable principle, integrated with a smart water collection system to avoid to the visitors any inconvenience in winter time.
The fabric panels are clamped all around to the supporting steel structure and to the front and back cables by the means of double clamping plates and connected to the steel with steel straps, all covered by closing flaps. The valley cables are disposed in a Y-form on the membrane surface, connected at the field top area over a circular fabric opening.

Description of the environmental conditions

Material of the cover

  • Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
    Hybrid
  • Material Fabric/Foil
    VALMEX® FR 1400 MEHATOP F type IV

Main dimensions and form

  • Covered surface (m2)
    3400

Duration of use

  • Temporary or permanent structure
    Permanent

Involved companies

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