Air Freight and Cargo Building

Airport Strasbourg

Straßburg-Entzheim (France)

2001

 

The former military section of the Straßbourg-Entzheim Airport (France) later became an aircargo hub which is used by France and Germany at the same time. At first a building for incoming and outgoing air-cargo was planned in the centre of the compound. The base of the several building segments is held by a steel structure which is 30 m broad and 70 m long without any supporting stand. The buildings of the asset are refurbished for logistic and air-cargo service businesses. The bodywork like casing of the building made of aluminium is characteristic for the building and creates a flawless intersection between the rooftop and walls. Wing-like profiles on roof-lights are used to support a natural ventilation of the building which works on the Venturi-effect. This is another identifying feature which already canbe seen from distance.

Surface: 8.160 m²

Volume: 61.200 m²

Costs: 5,26 Mio.Euro

 

First position in a restricted EU-competition in 1998, planning of the building, reconstruction as well as refurbishment of the existing asset and grounds.

» Download Project Case-Study here (Case Study – Cargo Terminal Strassburg.pdf)