Rümlang Production Hall

Images 1–2: Martin Schmitter
New construction of a workshop hall with office space for the timber construction division of Implenia Schweiz AG. Efficient production of timber elements is possible on a floor area of 58 x 60 m. The 10 m high building is divided into 5 sub-halls as well as an office floor above Hall 1.

Implenia Schweiz AG Timber Construction Production Hall, Rümlang

Clamped into the shallow-founded floor slab are 31 in-situ concrete columns, which provide horizontal stabilization and support the longitudinal trusses of the shed roofs as well as the 14 m span box elements of the office floor. The office floor has a floor area of 38 x 14 m and is designed as a timber frame structure with a gable roof.
All hall trusses, spanning 10–15 m, are made of BauBuche and could be manufactured on-site under a mobile tent thanks to a multi-part design and node connections with self-drilling full-thread screws.
Eight bridge crane systems are planned for the production halls, spanning the respective hall widths. In addition, a total of 10 cantilever cranes are planned, which can each cover half the hall width with a span of 6 m. The crane runways, attached to the columns and connected horizontally as trusses, span approximately 12 m from column to column.

Details

Realisation

2015 through 2016

Owner

Implenia Schweiz AG

Architect

Implenia Schweiz AG

Task

Structural design from concept to execution from the top of the floor slab, including crane runways