'We use Allplan Engineering to develop 3D models and exchange data in BIM projects. “On the one hand, we had to align the new building with the structures present on the existing foundation walls, but on the other hand, we had to coordinate the operational requirements with the entire receiving area as well as the process technology for treating the biomass,” says project manager Hans Peter Bütikofer from “ingenta ag ingenieure + planer” as he describes the challenges. With the construction of a new receiving and treatment plant for biomass on the site of the former sludge drying plant, “Ara Region Bern AG” will be able to increase the future production of biogas by around 25 percent. “Ara Region Bern AG” is one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in Switzerland. The engineering firm Werner Sobek AG, which was responsible for the structural, shell and reinforcement design of the underground through-station concourse, therefore relied largely on 3D for the design.īiomass receiving and treatment plant “Ara Region Bern AG” Without the use of powerful BIM software and production processes specially developed for the project, the implementation of the building would be impossible. Special attention will be paid to the station concourse of the new underground through-station in Stuttgart, designed by ingenhoven architects.Īn architecturally highly sophisticated shell roof, supported by 28 geometrically highly complex chalice-shaped columns, qualifies this as a masterpiece of modern architecture that the world has never seen before. In addition, engineering history is being written here, both in terms of design and technology. But it‘s not just the size that makes this project so impressive. Within the whole project, five new stations, about 120 kilometers of new railways and two new quarters are being built.

Stuttgart 21 as a part of the Stuttgart-Ulm rail project is one of the largest European infrastructure projects.

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