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Mixed-use building complex in Aachen

A vibration-isolated mixed-use complex in the immediate vicinity of Aachen Central Station, Germany.
Spread over five buildings and almost 25,000 m², people will live, work and shop here in the near future. A common base at ground floor is intended for retail and gastronomy. In the two centrally located, six-storey buildings, 300 high-quality, furnished student apartments as well as a fitness area, a cinema and a bicycle parking garage are being built. A glass staircase connects the houses with each other. Towards the train station there are two eight- and six-storey office buildings with a total of 6,000 m² floor space.
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Challenge

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The immediate proximity to Aachen Central Station and the associated vibrations as well as excitations due to seismic loads from earthquake zone 2 made it necessary to isolate the building complex. The different use concepts – office building and student dormitories – require different protection solutions. GERB has developed a combined design of steel spring elements and NOVODAMP® closed-cell polyurethane mats.

Solution

NOVODAMP® solution: The performance requirements on the vibration isolation of office buildings are less stringent than for residential buildings. Therefore, a very economical solution was developed based on a higher-frequency partial isolation using NOVODAMP® mats, only supporting the base of the office buildings closest to the railway line. Also elastically decoupled were ground-bearing walls as well as corbels giving support to adjacent non-decoupled building areas. An elastically decoupled ramp was detailed to compensate for an offset in height at basement level.

Spring solution: The three housing buildings are decoupled with steel spring elements mounted under the first floor. Non-prestressable KL spring elements with Sordino damping were used. The spring elements are able to transmit high vertical and horizontal forces at the same time, while also providing high levels of vibration isolation.

Result

According to the project developer, it is scheduled to open in September 2023. [13.02.2023]

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    Mixed-use building complex in Aachen

    A vibration-isolated mixed-use complex in the immediate vicinity of Aachen Central Station, Germany.

    Spread over five buildings and almost 25,000 m², people will live, work and shop here in the near future. A common base at ground floor is intended for retail and gastronomy. In the two centrally located, six-storey buildings, 300 high-quality, furnished student apartments as well as a fitness area, a cinema and a bicycle parking garage are being built. A glass staircase connects the houses with each other. Towards the train station there are two eight- and six-storey office buildings with a total of 6,000 m² floor space.

    Mixed-use building complex in Aachen

    A vibration-isolated mixed-use complex in the immediate vicinity of Aachen Central Station, Germany.
    Spread over five buildings and almost 25,000 m², people will live, work and shop here in the near future. A common base at ground floor is intended for retail and gastronomy. In the two centrally located, six-storey buildings, 300 high-quality, furnished student apartments as well as a fitness area, a cinema and a bicycle parking garage are being built. A glass staircase connects the houses with each other. Towards the train station there are two eight- and six-storey office buildings with a total of 6,000 m² floor space.

    © Mooneye

    Challenge

    © HARFID

    The immediate proximity to Aachen Central Station and the associated vibrations as well as excitations due to seismic loads from earthquake zone 2 made it necessary to isolate the building complex. The different use concepts – office building and student dormitories – require different protection solutions. GERB has developed a combined design of steel spring elements and NOVODAMP® closed-cell polyurethane mats.

    Solution

    NOVODAMP® solution: The performance requirements on the vibration isolation of office buildings are less stringent than for residential buildings. Therefore, a very economical solution was developed based on a higher-frequency partial isolation using NOVODAMP® mats, only supporting the base of the office buildings closest to the railway line. Also elastically decoupled were ground-bearing walls as well as corbels giving support to adjacent non-decoupled building areas. An elastically decoupled ramp was detailed to compensate for an offset in height at basement level.

    Spring solution: The three housing buildings are decoupled with steel spring elements mounted under the first floor. Non-prestressable KL spring elements with Sordino damping were used. The spring elements are able to transmit high vertical and horizontal forces at the same time, while also providing high levels of vibration isolation.

    Challenge

    The immediate proximity to Aachen Central Station and the associated vibrations as well as excitations due to seismic loads from earthquake zone 2 made it necessary to isolate the building complex. The different use concepts – office building and student dormitories – require different protection solutions. GERB has developed a combined design of steel spring elements and NOVODAMP® closed-cell polyurethane mats.

    Solution

    NOVODAMP® solution: Performance requirements on the vibration isolation of office buildings are less stringent than for residential buildings. Therefore, a very economical solution was developed based on a higher-frequency partial isolation using NOVODAMP® mats, only supporting the base of the office buildings closest to the railway line. Also elastically decoupled were ground-bearing walls as well as corbels giving support to adjacent non-decoupled building areas. An elastically decoupled ramp was detailed to compensate for an offset in height at basement level.

    Spring solution: The three housing buildings are decoupled with steel spring elements mounted under the first floor. Non-prestressable KL spring elements with Sordino damping were used. The spring elements are able to transmit high vertical and horizontal forces at the same time, while also providing high levels of vibration isolation.

    Result

    According to the project developer, it is scheduled to open in September 2023. [13.02.2023]
    © Mooneye

    Result

    According to the project developer, it is scheduled to open in September 2023. [13.02.2023]

    © Mooneye

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