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UPPER STAGE MACHINERY THEATRE Frankfurt/Main (Germany)

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City Council of Frankfurt/Main Planning Office

Gerling + Arendt Planungsgesellschaft GmbH, Berlin

Full structural design Establishing the basis Preliminary design Final design Approval documentation Execution drawings Preparation of contract award Construction supervision Thermal building physics including humidity protection

Building a superstructure for stage tower to modernise upper stage machinery- addition of storeys to stage house using steel trusses to create a new machine room level and a new fly system loft- replacement of hydraulic system by modern electric drives- increase of life loads- installation of four new reinforced concrete columns (approx. 22 m in length) through all storeys starting at existing foundations and extending above roof of theatre house adjacent to stage tower- installation of a new housing for stage tower- deconstruction of old stage tower façade- new light-weight steel construction façade- demolition of existing roof trusses and old upper stage machinery upon completion of new roof- reinforcement of existing foundation- building activities during theatre breaks

2011

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NEW BUILDING

Girt main beam

North-side before installation of the façade

Empty engine room before installation of the façade

Engine room with constructed „Prospektzugantrieben“

Installation of the main beam