Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
Architect: JSK/Düsseldorf
Value of exterior & interior facade: 31 Million USD
Type of Façades:
- Unitized curtain wall with electrically operated windows with sensors
- Aluminium sheet metal cladding
- Air-side acoustic unitised curtain wall
- 90 minute fire-rated interior glass steel façade
- Terrace stainless steel handrails
- Main entrance swing doors & vestibules with special electronic equipment
- 30 minutes fire rated Glass & Steel flight link bridges
Development, Approval- and Workshop Planning, design and supply chain management.
Structural calculation, pendulum test and simulation by Markus Rümmele as structural engineer.
The new Düsseldorf airport specified the highest standards for fire protection and H&S in Europe which informed the façade design criteria. All exterior and interior façade constructions are key components of a comprehensive fire prevention strategy. Therefore the façade integrated BMS electronic equipment is also a customized solution.