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Collisions could be recognized and eliminated early, changes quickly incorporated and all plans derived from the “digital twin”. The general contractor ÖSTU-Stettin / Strabag already had a large part of the plans available at the start of construction and it could start immediately after the demolition and the clearing of the construction site.

Here are a few hard facts about the 4-storey new building complex:

8,335 m² GFA
4,400 m³ of concrete
535,000 kg of reinforcing steel
1,800 m² facade
The tower cranes will be dismantled again in 18 weeks, by then the shell should be ready. Commissioning is planned for autumn 2022.

Congratulations to everyone involved and keep it up!

Last Friday, real estate mogul and builder Gerhard Mosser invited to the ceremonial laying of the foundation stone, which was also attended by Mayor Günther Albel and Governor Peter Kaiser. As representatives of the local building supervision, we were of course also there!

The inner shell of the element facade is perpendicular, the outer shell follows the contour of the tower. The span of the P-R facade on the ground floor is up to 8 m.
Thomas Lorenz’s team created the statics for the facade for the company Metallica Stahl- und Fassadentechnik GmbH from Weiz.
Interesting detail on the side: The 135 m high Austro Tower was built between the business district “TownTown” built by SORAVIA and the “TrIIIple” project. We have already been responsible for the facade statics for a number of “TownTown” projects. In the meantime, a handsome skyline has emerged along the airport motorway, a trip is worth it!

Construction work on the last major section of the route between Feldkirchen and Weitendorf began in September 2020, and the first trains should then run in 2025. Part of the 13 km long new line is the “airport branch” FW2. This includes an approximately 3.2 km long underground route, which is currently being built using the cut-and-cover method. The construction project also includes tub sections up to 12 m high.

The static calculations and implementation plans are created together with the civil engineering office Eisner from Graz.

The Lavanttal train station is already under construction, and construction lot 7.3 will start soon at West Styria train station. The structural planning for these two projects also comes from Thomas Lorenz.

The construction negotiations for the so-called “Quadrill” – 4 new structures on the “New Building 3” construction site – are currently in full swing, but the redesign of the existing magazine No. 2 is also taking shape.

The aim of this project was to revitalize the listed tobacco store and put it into a new use. The adjacent, directly attached storage parts were demolished and the façade openings that were revealed were to be re-closed. A unique glass block facade was developed for this purpose in cooperation with the Kaltenbacher architects’ office. Around 70,000 glass blocks on a facade area of 8,000 m2 were moved and lifted in prefabricated elements. The statics for this come from the house of Thomas Lorenz ZT GmbH.

We are happy to have been part of this challenging project!

Next stage: start of construction of diaphragm walls and central ramp “Quadrill”.

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Focus on research and development

The construction became necessary because, in addition to the need for additional production space, offices are also urgently required. CEO Andreas Gerstenmayer was joined by Supervisory Board Chairman Hannes Androsch, Provincial Governor Hermann Schützenhöfer and Provincial Economic Minister Barbara Eibinger-Miedl.

The new four-storey building has a gross floor area of 9,000 m² and will cost around 22 million euros. Thomas Lorenz and his team are responsible for the complete general planning incl. The architecture of the building was designed by Alfred Bramberger. The general contractor services were awarded to the construction companies Östu-Stettin and Strabag.