BVB-FanWelt in Dortmund, Germany

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Models of the rounding and of the stairway with results in RFEM

Models of rounding and stairway with results in RFEM (© osd GmbH & Co. KG)

Rounding during construction (© osd GmbH & Co. KG)

Customer Project

03/17/2015

Germany RFEM Steel Structures Buildings

Structural Engineering	Structural and façade design, building physics office for structural design osd GmbH & Co. KG www.o-s-d.com
Architect	msm meyer schmitz-morkramer Cologne, Germany www.msm-architecture.com
Construction	Main Contractor Baugesellschaft Zabel GmbH Castrop-Rauxel, Germany www.zabel-bau.de
Investor	BVB Merchandising mbH Dortmund, Germany www.bvb.de/eng

The following data relate to the model with the rounding.

Length: ~ 17 m | Width: ~ 5 m | Height: ~ 10 m
Number of Nodes: 98 | Members: 241 | Cross-Sections: 6

Right at the start of the German Bundesliga season, the new BVB-FanWelt at the Signal Iduna Park was opened. It is not intended to use the open and generously designed building only for merchandising but also to give the BVB fans the possibility to discover and experience a lot of things, for example the stylized south stand, the legendary "yellow wall".

The architectural draft was designed by the Cologne architects msm meyer schmitz-morkramer. The structural planning was carried out among others by the customer of Dlubal Software, company osd GmbH & Co. KG from Frankfurt.

Supporting Structure

The inner columns have been reduced to a minimum to maximize the flexibility in the interior. Thus, the floor spans are up to 17 m. The ceilings and columns were built as reinforced concrete composite constructions. So it was possible to use slim and high load-bearing elements which do not require any additional fire protection coating.

The significant "rounding" encloses the building on the west side. The welded steel construction made of I‑sections spans two floors. The weldment in a polygonal design has a diameter of about 9 m. It is accessible in the interior and contains stands with original stadium seats in front of the "yellow wall".

Another highlight in the interior is the spatially curved stairway made of steel plates.

The BVB-FanWelt is an aesthetically pleasing building which combines all functions relating to the fans under one roof.