With its steel and glass technology, Waagner-Biro is at the heart of bold architectural visions, impressive contemporary architecture and the creation of widely acclaimed landmarks.
Portfolio
Buildings' Envelopes in Steel and Glass
Constructing buildings' envelopes – characterized by the impossibility of keeping a precise boundary between walls and roofs – is, along with constructing simple façades, one of Waagner-Biro's main activities. In this field, the company's high level of competence in meeting difficult and complicated demands is highly regarded.
Free-Form Surfaces and Complex Geometries
It is in the construction of free-form surfaces and domes that the company's expertise in handling extraordinary architectural projects is perhaps most obvious. The most complicated of geometries are planned with the help of 3D-software. Everything is calculated, elaborated on and then implemented to the finest detail. The results are evident in some of the world's most impressive examples of the art of modern engineering.
Cable Supported Structures eg. Pre-stressed Walls
The introduction of cable supported structures opens the way to exciting architectural possibilities. Waagner-Biro is able to draw on its many years of experience in constructing cable-stayed bridges and uses this knowledge in planning and producing cable supported, pre-stressed glass walls.
Special Solutions for Constructing Complicated Aluminium Façades
If a façade is particularly geometrically demanding, Waagner-Biro might choose to use, in place of steel, a different profile material, like aluminium. Using materials with different characteristics also offers new architectural, technical and functional possibilities.
Integrated Solutions that Include Additional Materials Like Textile Envelopes
To meet the wishes and visions of architects and clients, Waagner-Biro often integrates additional materials, like textile envelopes. New materials not only increase the functionality of a building because of their special properties, but also add an interesting visual facet.
Innovative use of Materials Like Glass as a Structural Element
The quest for transparency and lightness within a structure has advanced with the progress made in glass research. Waagner-Biro makes use of this new-found knowledge to solve specific challenges. The Tower Place project in London, for example, for which glass needles are used as static elements in conjunction with a suspended cable façade.
Solutions for Complicated Ramps, Staircases and Towers
Finding solutions for constructing ramps, stairs, or various types of towers can be a great challenge; just the sort of challenge Waagner-Biro likes to take on. Especially if it requires resolving complicated calculations that go far beyond normal levels of difficulty.
Reference List Steel-Glass Structures
Baku Airport, Envelopes & Facades, Baku, 2013
Cooperative Group Headquarters, Envelopes & Facades, Manchester, 2012
Siemens Crystal, Envelopes & Facades, London, 2012
Cour Visconti, Louvre, Free Form Structures, Paris, 2011
The Blob, Canopies, Eindhoven, 2010
Yas Marina Hotel, Free Form Structures, Abu Dhabi, 2009
Burj Khalifa (Entrance Pavilions), Envelopes & Facades, Dubai, 2009
Capital Gate, Free Form Structures, Abu Dhabi, 2009
MyZeil Free Form, Structures, Frankfurt, 2009
Sun Tower, Envelopes & Facades, Abu Dhabi, 2009
White City, Free Form Structures, London, 2008
Dubai Festival City, Canopies, Dubai, 2008
NCC Spencer Dock, Envelopes & Facades, Dublin, 2008
IFEMA, Pavillon 12, Canopies, Madrid, 2007
Z?ote Tarasy, Free Form Structures, Warsaw, 2007
Mall of the Emirates, Canopies, Dubai, 2005
Ascot Race Course Canopy, Ascot, 2005
Hofburg - Courtyard roofing, Canopies, Vienna, 2005
Copenhagen Opera (Facade), Envelopes & Facades Copenhagen, 2004
DomAquaree, Envelopes & Facades, Berlin, 2004
Swiss Re London Headquarter, Canopies, London, 2004
The Sage Music Center, Canopies, Gateshead, 2004
Hangar 7, Canopies, Salzburg, 2003
Tower Place, Cable Structures, London, 2002
Triton Square, Cable Structures, London, 2001
Sony Center, Cable Structures, Berlin, 2000
Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, British Museum, Free Form Structures, London, 2000
Reichstag Building (Dome), Canopies, Berlin, 1999
Central Station Leipzig, Canopies, Leipzig, 1997
Palmenhaus Schönbrunn – Revitalisation, Canopies, Vienna, 1990
Portfolio
Buildings' Envelopes in Steel and Glass
Constructing buildings' envelopes – characterized by the impossibility of keeping a precise boundary between walls and roofs – is, along with constructing simple façades, one of Waagner-Biro's main activities. In this field, the company's high level of competence in meeting difficult and complicated demands is highly regarded.
Free-Form Surfaces and Complex Geometries
It is in the construction of free-form surfaces and domes that the company's expertise in handling extraordinary architectural projects is perhaps most obvious. The most complicated of geometries are planned with the help of 3D-software. Everything is calculated, elaborated on and then implemented to the finest detail. The results are evident in some of the world's most impressive examples of the art of modern engineering.
Cable Supported Structures eg. Pre-stressed Walls
The introduction of cable supported structures opens the way to exciting architectural possibilities. Waagner-Biro is able to draw on its many years of experience in constructing cable-stayed bridges and uses this knowledge in planning and producing cable supported, pre-stressed glass walls.
Special Solutions for Constructing Complicated Aluminium Façades
If a façade is particularly geometrically demanding, Waagner-Biro might choose to use, in place of steel, a different profile material, like aluminium. Using materials with different characteristics also offers new architectural, technical and functional possibilities.
Integrated Solutions that Include Additional Materials Like Textile Envelopes
To meet the wishes and visions of architects and clients, Waagner-Biro often integrates additional materials, like textile envelopes. New materials not only increase the functionality of a building because of their special properties, but also add an interesting visual facet.
Innovative use of Materials Like Glass as a Structural Element
The quest for transparency and lightness within a structure has advanced with the progress made in glass research. Waagner-Biro makes use of this new-found knowledge to solve specific challenges. The Tower Place project in London, for example, for which glass needles are used as static elements in conjunction with a suspended cable façade.
Solutions for Complicated Ramps, Staircases and Towers
Finding solutions for constructing ramps, stairs, or various types of towers can be a great challenge; just the sort of challenge Waagner-Biro likes to take on. Especially if it requires resolving complicated calculations that go far beyond normal levels of difficulty.
Reference List Steel-Glass Structures
Baku Airport, Envelopes & Facades, Baku, 2013
Cooperative Group Headquarters, Envelopes & Facades, Manchester, 2012
Siemens Crystal, Envelopes & Facades, London, 2012
Cour Visconti, Louvre, Free Form Structures, Paris, 2011
The Blob, Canopies, Eindhoven, 2010
Yas Marina Hotel, Free Form Structures, Abu Dhabi, 2009
Burj Khalifa (Entrance Pavilions), Envelopes & Facades, Dubai, 2009
Capital Gate, Free Form Structures, Abu Dhabi, 2009
MyZeil Free Form, Structures, Frankfurt, 2009
Sun Tower, Envelopes & Facades, Abu Dhabi, 2009
White City, Free Form Structures, London, 2008
Dubai Festival City, Canopies, Dubai, 2008
NCC Spencer Dock, Envelopes & Facades, Dublin, 2008
IFEMA, Pavillon 12, Canopies, Madrid, 2007
Z?ote Tarasy, Free Form Structures, Warsaw, 2007
Mall of the Emirates, Canopies, Dubai, 2005
Ascot Race Course Canopy, Ascot, 2005
Hofburg - Courtyard roofing, Canopies, Vienna, 2005
Copenhagen Opera (Facade), Envelopes & Facades Copenhagen, 2004
DomAquaree, Envelopes & Facades, Berlin, 2004
Swiss Re London Headquarter, Canopies, London, 2004
The Sage Music Center, Canopies, Gateshead, 2004
Hangar 7, Canopies, Salzburg, 2003
Tower Place, Cable Structures, London, 2002
Triton Square, Cable Structures, London, 2001
Sony Center, Cable Structures, Berlin, 2000
Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, British Museum, Free Form Structures, London, 2000
Reichstag Building (Dome), Canopies, Berlin, 1999
Central Station Leipzig, Canopies, Leipzig, 1997
Palmenhaus Schönbrunn – Revitalisation, Canopies, Vienna, 1990
