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Expansion of ZAL Hamburg

Efficiently built, versatile in use: with the extension to the ZAL Techcenter, Hamburg’s Centre for Applied Aviation Research is gaining state-of-the-art research facilities – a project realised with the involvement of Zentrale Technik.
The picture shows the ZAL Hamburg extension from the air. © Pieter-Pan Rupprecht Fotografie
Client
FAP First Aviation Property Development Grundstücksgesellschaft mbH & Co.KG
Architect
PSP Architects Engineers
Contractor
ZT Turnkey construction Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
Location
Hamburg
Participation ZT
August 2022 - April 2024
Type of building
Research institution
Construction method
Solid construction
Here you can see a hall where large aircraft components are now being researched and developed. © Pieter-Pan Rupprecht Fotografie

With a clean design and a clever connection to the ZAL Techcenter

The new building at the ZAL Techcenter provides the Centre for Applied Aviation Research (ZAL) with a much-needed extension. The turnkey extension was completed in just 21 months and blends seamlessly with the existing building – from the outside, it is barely noticeable that it is an extension at all. The new section of the building offers space across several floors for a wide variety of research facilities.

The entrance to the ZAL Techcenter with the extension building in the background. © Pieter-Pan Rupprecht Fotografie

The facilities range from laboratories for materials research to halls where entire aircraft components are assembled and machined. The research infrastructure of ZAL Hamburg is complemented by offices and administrative spaces.

The building impresses with its clean, economical design, which nevertheless allows for highly versatile use. The challenge lay in the structural connection to the existing building – particularly in the construction of a 20-metre-high fire wall. A clever solution here was to construct the wall using prefabricated columns, which were fully clad whilst still under construction, even before the bracing roof panel was installed.

  • Our strength lies in teamwork: it is only through close cooperation between building services engineering, construction physics, facade design, project design and the design department that a project such as the extension of the ZAL Hamburg becomes possible.

    Florian Foetsch
    Team Leader Architecture Hamburg, Zentrale Technik
The picture shows one of the newly created office spaces in the ZAL Techcenter. © Pieter-Pan Rupprecht Fotografie

Coordination that masters complexity

ZÜBLIN’s Zentrale Technik brings together the company’s technical expertise and works closely with the operational units. Furthermore, the use of a standardised closed-BIM process to support internal BIM management has been a key element of the design process. Clearly structured workflows, rapid communication channels and a shared digital data environment have resulted in efficient, high-quality and coordinated designs for the ZAL Hamburg.

Services

  • Engineering services according to HOAI
    • Service phase 5: Execution Design
  • Smart Engineering
    • Implementation of Zentrale Technik's BIM methodology in accordance with BAP4GP during the design phase
    • Implementation of BIM models for quality assurance during construction