PROJECT PARTNERS
Cluster of Excellence IntCDC – Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture,.
Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)
Prof. Achim Menges, Martin Alvarez, Monika Göbel, Laura Kiesewetter, David Stieler, Dr. Dylan Wood
with support of: Gonzalo Muñoz Guerrero, Alina Turean, Aaron Wagner
Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE)
Prof. Dr. Jan Knippers, Gregor Neubauer
Blumer-Lehmann AG
Katharina Lehmann, David Riggenbach, Jan Gantenbein
with Biedenkapp Stahlbau GmbH
Markus Reischmann, Frank Jahr
Stadt Wangen im Allgäu
Landesgartenschau Wangen im Allgäu 2024 GmbH
PROJECT COLLABORATIONS
Scientific Collaboration:
Chair of Forest Utilization, Prof. Dr. Markus Rüggeberg, TU Dresden
Further Consulting Engineers:
wbm Beratende Ingenieure
Dipl.-Ing. Dietmar Weber, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Daniel Boneberg
Collins+Knieps Vermessungsingenieure
Frank Collins
Schöne Neue Welt Ingenieure GbR
Florian Scheible, Andreas Otto
lohrer.hochrein Landschaftsarchitekten DBLA
Building Approval:
Checking Engineer: Prof. Hans Joachim Blaß, Karlsruhe
Approval: MPA Stuttgart, Dr. Gerhard Dill Langer, Prof. Dr. Philipp Grönquist
Construction Collaboration for Foundation
Fischbach Bauunternehmen
PROJECT SUPPORT:
DFG Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Zukunft Bau – Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen / BBSR
PROJECT DATA:
Height: approximately 23m
Footprint: approximately 50m²
Diameter of viewing platform: 5.6m
Foundation: shallow foundation made from recycled concrete and CO2-reduced cement
Timber structure: twelve curved cross-laminated timber panels with 130mm thickness and a total surface area of 360m²
Viewing platform: Hot-dip galvanised steel structure with glass panels.
Stair: Hot-dip galvanised steel spiral staircase with 113 steps
Assembly time of the load-bearing timber structure: 3 days
Total design, certification and construction time: 1 year
Client: City of Wangen im Allgäu