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Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart, Germany
Unrivalled formwork technology
On 20th May 2006, shortly before the start of the World Cup in Germany, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation opened the doors of the new Mercedes- Benz Museum – thus officially welcoming its visitors from all around the world. The opening ceremony was held the previous evening as part of a gala with 1,500 invited guests.
With an impressive height of 48 metres, the museum is constructed on a 6 m high manmade elevation directly before the gates of the main plant in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. The museum itself only occupies 3,500 m² of the total 60,000 m² site area. However, the architecturally striking building has an exhibition area of almost 17,000 m² and provides sufficient space for a journey through the past, present and future of the automobile with the world-famous star.
The team from UN studio ben van berkel & caroline bos, Amsterdam, were awarded the contract and the foundation stone for this unique structure was laid on 17th September 2003. Eighteen months later, in March 2005, the concrete shell for the four sections containing the museum, building technology, connecting building and arena as well as the multi-storey car park was completed.
Visitors are brought to the top of the building by elevators where two spiral walkways wind their way downwards providing easy and comfortable access to the Myth and Collection exhibition areas. 160 vehicles and various other collections can be viewed on a total of nine levels.
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| PERI Systems In Use |
RUNDFLEX Circular Wall Formwork
PERI UP Rosett
SB Brace Frame
MULTIPROP Slab prop
HD 200 Heavy Duty Prop
TRIO
ST 100 Stacking Tower
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The team of supervisors is of one opinion:
“Construction of this difficult building whilst under enormous time pressure is a unique achievement. The complicated PERI formwork units could be handled like system formwork and we could achieve excellent concrete surface results. Naturally, we are very proud to have mastered this tremendous challenge together with PERI.”
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| Contractors: |
Ed. Züblin AG, Stuttgart and Wolff & Müller GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart |
| Field Service: |
PERI Weißenhorn und PERI VIB Stuttgart |
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Field Service:
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PERI GmbH, Deutschland
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PERI report, June 2006
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