{"id":3097,"date":"2024-06-27T11:29:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T11:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/?post_type=reference-project&#038;p=3097"},"modified":"2026-02-05T08:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T08:45:01","slug":"freely-suspended-spaces","status":"publish","type":"reference-project","link":"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/es\/reference-projects\/freely-suspended-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Freely suspended spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Photo \u00a9 Lucid<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince the construction of the Albert subway station in the 1980s, the Albert Square in Vorst (Brussels) had become a large open space in the city landscape. To revive this part of the city into a thriving area for the residents, the Vorst municipality organized an architectural design competition. B-architecten\u2019s design for two buildings with various facilities such as a restaurant, an auditorium, and a sports hall at opposing sides of the Albert Square, came out as the winner,\u00bb Pieter Ochelen says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the presence of the Albert subway station, foundation possibilities were quite limited in this case. For the building on one side of the Albert Square, a concrete core located outside the subway station\u2019s perimeter was founded on piles. For the building on the other side of the square, the situation was even more complex as foundations could only be realized in the far corner of the building plot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-07b7b7eb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_2.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo \u00a9 Lucid<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_2_diamonds.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_2_diamonds.png 818w, https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_2_diamonds-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_2_diamonds-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The auditorium and the sports hall were designed as a large steel structure that cantilevers for about 9 meters. This cantilever structure is hinged to the concrete core, while tension bars provide additional support and lattice girders ensure sufficient rigidity for the cantilever steel box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-07b7b7eb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_extra1_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3122\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_extra1_0.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_extra1_0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_extra1_0-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_extra2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3118\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:471px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_extra2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_extra2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cbp_util_albertpleincentral_extra2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The auditorium and the sports hall were designed as a large steel structure that cantilevers for about 9 meters. Diamonds was used to perform all required code checks and evaluate the eigenfrequencies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the usual structural analyses and code checks with Diamonds, we evaluated the cantilever\u2019s eigenfrequencies to make sure there is no interference with normal use conditions of the sports 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