Jewish Museum Berlin - Glass Courtyard
CUSTOMER
Client: RSB Rudolstädter Systembau
Photos: RSB Rudolstädter Systembau
Owner: Jewish Museum Berlin
PROJECT
CHALLENGES
The extension of the Jewish Museum Berlin, designed by New York architect Daniel Libeskind, is both architecturally and structurally exceptional. The centerpiece is the new “Glass Courtyard”, supported by curved steel columns and beams. One of the most complex tasks was integrating numerous media and electrical lines into the steel columns, some of which reached a height of 13 meters. These lines had to be precisely embedded into overlapping steel structures.
Challenges
• Four asymmetrically branched column clusters had to be individually welded from steel plates.
• For the 13-meter-high columns, a maximum deformation tolerance of only 20 mm was allowed.
• The roof structure, designed like a treetop, combines rolled sections with custom-made special profiles.
• Extremely high precision was required in structural analysis and manufacturing to control deformation and sharp edges.
• The new building had to be connected on three sides to the existing historic structure.
• Complex and detailed planning, including for follow-up trades such as reinforcement and media integration.
ADVANTAGES
The planning and construction process greatly benefited from the versatile capabilities of the bocad software:
• Working with part colors and subsystems: Color and line-type differentiation of primary and secondary structures made it easier to manage the wide variety of components.
• Modular system approach: Using various subsystems for coatings, installation phases, or construction sequences ensured a clear structure and better coordination.
• Detailed drawings: Even highly detailed plans for follow-up trades were efficiently created in bocad, ensuring high planning accuracy.