Properties
The maze has a length of almost 1 km (2/3 of a mile) and measures 37.5 m x 37.5 m (123 ft x 123 ft).
You enter and leave the maze through a single opening in the shape of a canopy cut in the steel plates.
The plates, made of S235 steel, have a length of 1.5 m (5 ft) as well as a width of 5 m (16.5 ft) and a thickness of 5 mm (0.2 in). They were cut using laser technology, then chamfered and painted so that visitors can interact with the structure.
Calculation
Particular attention was paid to the design of the deformations, the stresses and the stability under the effects of wind, as well as to plate buckling.
Special technical solutions were developed for the welds, the ground fixation, and the horizontal stiffening under the influence of the wind loads, as well as for the local plate buckling.
| Structural Engineering | Engineering Office Bollinger+Grohmann Engineers, France www.bollinger-grohmann.com |
| Architect | Gijs Van Vaerenbergh Löwen, Belgium www.gijsvanvaerenbergh.com |
| Investor | City of Genk, Belgium www.genk.be |
