Structural design

European University in Flensburg

Modern and climate-friendly "Tallinn" institute building

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Client:
GMSH AöR, Kiel
Object:
4-storey institute building with event, office and meeting rooms as well as learning workshops and event rooms (NF 1,300 m²)
Design:
Architects Asmussen + Partner GmbH, Flensburg
Services:
Structural design
Special features:
  • Rectangular cubature with flat roof and four full storeys
  • Event rooms on the ground floor can be varied in size thanks to folding partition walls
  • Design of the third floor as a staggered storey
  • Floor slabs made of prefabricated slabs with in-situ concrete additions, truss columns and truss walls or triple walls
  • Ensuring the building is stiffened by floor slabs in conjunction with shear walls (arranged one above the other on the floors)
  • Shallow foundation on strip or individual foundations
  • Option to enlarge the offices and meeting rooms (12 to 18 m²) on the three upper floors in the event of conversion
  • Photovoltaic system for the in-house grid