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Project References

Project References Roof structures


Project References

Introduction
mageba your one-stop partner Infrastructure products
The Swiss company mageba is one of the
Structural bearings
worlds leading suppliers of structural
bearings, expansion joints and other
high quality products and services for Expansion joints
the transport infrastructure and building
construction sectors. In the last 10 years,
mageba has also significantly expanded Seismic protection
its range of products and services relating
to earthquake protection and structural
monitoring. Monitoring & Services

engineering connections since 1693


Whenever static and dynamic forces are
transferred between structural elements,
whenever forces interact with movements
and rotations, whenever structural ele- Building products
ments need to be protected against over-
stress, whenever vibrations and noise Bearings
need to be reduced: mageba provides sys-
tems with its wide range of engineered
products and services. Expansion joints
Originating decades ago from the bridge
industry, mageba has continuously ex-
tended its expertise in engineered connec- Vibration isolation
tions to different types of structures. As a
provider of high-quality structural support
Special products
systems, mageba supports owners, en-
gineers, designers, architects and main
contractors from planning stage to pro-
ject completion.

magebas Systematic Quality Manage-


ment and Technical Excellence: The particular challenges presented
by roof structures
1 Thanks to the great accomplishments
of gifted architects and engineers,
producing exceptional structural de-
signs, the importance of key compo-
nents in accommodating movements
and rotations and resisting forces con-
tinues to increase.
Having supported a broad variety of
renowned and challenging projects
worldwide during the past five dec-
ades, mageba is your reliable partner
in ensuring your structures safety
and durability without any loss of
its architectural beauty.
The following is a brief overview of
selected projects, highlighting some
of their specific structural design
challenges and developed solutions.

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Project References

Index
Project Country Installed Products delivered Page

Hazardous Waste Site Switzerland 2006 LASTOFLONBLOCK, LASTOBLOCK 4

Dubai Sports Complex United Arab Emirates 20082010 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings 5

Grand Stade de Lille France 2011 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings 6

Oceania Business Plaza Panama 2011 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings 7

RESTONPOT bearings,
Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Hong Kong 2012 8
LASTOBLOCK elastomeric bearings

Les Halles de Paris France 2012 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings 9

WIPO conference hall Geneva Switzerland 2012 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings 10

JTI Headquarters Geneva Switzerland 2013 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings 11

Kimbell Art Museum USA 2013 RESTONLINEAR rocker bearings 12

Zoo Elephant House Zurich Switzerland 2013 ROBOCONTROL permanent SHM system 13

Angouleme Multimedia Library France 2014 RESTONSA shock absorbers 14

Fondation Louis Vuitton France 2014 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings 15

Grand Stade des Lumires France 2014 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings 16

Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre Oman 2014 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings 17

Singapore Sports Hub Singopore 2014 RESTONPOT bearings 18

RESTONSPHERICAL bearings
Timsah Arena Turkey 2014 19
RESTONPENDULUM Duplo seismic isolators

Tocumen Airport Access Road Panama 2014 RESTONPOT HP (High Performance) bearings 20

RESTONPENDULUM, RESTONSA shock absorbers,


Stavros Niarchos Center Greece 20132015 21
RESTONSP elastic spring devices, ROBOCONTROL

Hotel Via Vallejo Mexico 20142015 LASTOLRB Lead Rubber bearings 22

Sky Building Ecuador 20142015 LASTOLRB Lead Rubber bearings 23

Eleftheria Square Cyprus 2015 RESTONPOT bearings 24

Louvre Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 2015 RESTONPENDULUM seismic isolators 25

RESTONPOT, RESTONSPHERICAL, TENSAMODULAR,


Muscat International Airport Oman 20122016 26
LASTOFLONPAD , LASTOFlONBLOCK

Al Habtoor City United Arab Emirates 2016 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings 27

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Hazardous Waste Site (Switzerland)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The Sondermlldeponie Klliken Consor- mageba was commissioned to supply 164
tium was founded in the mid-1970s to cre- bearings for this project, which were to re- mageba products:
ate and operate a hazardous waste site. liably support the hall roof suspended on
Type: LASTOFLONBLOCK, type
In total between 1978 and 1985, 300,000 28 arched girders. KGa2360-Uplift as well as
m or 475,000 tonnes of hazardous waste The high-quality LASTOFLONBLOCK tilting type KGe-1800 with fixing
from a wide range of origins and composi- and sliding point bearings ensure a smooth contruction LASTOBLOCK
tions were deposited at the waste site. type Nba-2360
load transmission into the load carrying
Installed: 2006
In 1985, the waste site was closed and has structure; the LASTOBLOCK distortion
been undergoing renovations since then. bearing acts as flexible, load-transmitting Structure:
To complete the demolition, three airtight elements between the parts of the build- City: Klliken
halls with an internal negative pressure ing sites to be connected free to move. Country: Switzerland
(warehouse, manipulation hall and demo- Equipped with a sliding surface, which Built: 2006
lition hall) together with a rail connection had to be fitted to the bottom for static Type: Hazardous Waste Site
had to be built. The complete demolition reasons, they are especially suitable for Owner: SMDK Sondermlldeponie
of the waste site is planned for 2017 with the temporary support when moving large Klliken
a deadline for the end of the monitoring loads and for the incremental launching
phase in 2022. method. In addition, some bearings had
to be designed with lift locks (Nd -420kN).

The hazardous waste site is located in canton Aargau, The bearing as a connecting element between the The bearing location scheme, developed by magebas
Switzerlands midland region roof construction and concrete headquarters in Bulach, Switzerland

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Dubai Sports Complex (UAE)

Project Description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The Dubai Sports Complex was conceived The Dubai Sports Complex is equipped with
to create the worlds best indoor interna- 22 mageba RESTONSPHERICAL bearings mageba products:
tional aquatic centre, matching the needs with high grading material ROBOSLIDE
Type: 22 RESTONSPHERICAL
of the 2010 10th FINA World Swimming (Vmax = 4,700 kN). RESTONSPHERICAL with ROBOSLIDE
Championships (25m short course swim- is a range of spherical bearings comply- Features: Vmax 4700 kN
ming), with the potential to host other ing with the new European Standard EN
international aquatic events such as the 1337-7, now available with high-quality Structure:
Asian Games Aquatics Event, the World ROBOSLIDE sliding material in accordance City: Dubai
Swimming Championships (all aquatic dis- with European Technical Approval number Country: United Arab Emirates
ciplines including 50m swimming) and, ETA-8/0115. Full name: Hamdan Bin Mohammed
potentially, a future Olympic Games. Bin Rashid Sports
ROBOSLIDE is characterised by exceptional Complex
The complex, with its 61 acres, sits on the resistance to wear and bearing capacity well Built: 20082010
edge of Dubailand and was developed at a in excess of that offered by standard PTFE
Capacity: 15,000 visitors
cost in the region of Dh1.1 billion. sliding material. The flat sliding surface be-
tween the top of the bearings calotte and Owner: Dubai Municipality
a sliding plate accommodates longitudinal Contractor: Saudi Binladin Group
and transverse movements. Guide bars and Architect: Saudi Binladin Group
a restraining ring are used to transmit hori-
zontal forces.

The Dubai Sports Complex is located in the city of With a capacity of 15,000 spectators, the Dubai Sports
Dubai Complex is capable of hosting Olympic swimming ROBOSLIDE disc on the calotte of a spherical bearing

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Abu Dhabi

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Project References

Grand Stade de Lille (France)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The Grand Stade de Lille, formally known To support the stadiums moveable
as the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, is a multi- roof, mageba supplied four large mageba products:
use stadium in Lille, France. It opened in RESTONSPHERICAL bearings. These were Type: RESTONSPHERICAL
August 2012, and will be one of the venues designed with a vertical load-carrying bearings (31,500 kN)
of the 2016 UEFA European football capacity of 31,500 kN each, and are of Features: ROBOSLIDE high-grade
championship finals. the guided sliding type, accommodating sliding material
The stadium is notable for several reasons: sliding movements of +/- 150 mm along Installation: 2011
half of its field can rise automatically one axis.
Structure:
above the other half to more optimally The bearings feature ROBOSLIDE high-
City: Lille
host music concerts and other shows; it grade sliding material instead of the
has a retractable roof; and it is recognised PTFE normally used in sliding bearings. Country: France
as a HQE (High Quality Environmental ROBOSLIDE offers much higher resistance Completed: 2012
green building standard) building, with its to wear and abrasion that PTFE, and twice Type: Multi-use stadium
solar panels and two windmills. the strength. This means that a spherical New name: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
bearing with ROBOSLIDE can be designed Capacity: 50,000 spectators
to be much smaller than one with PTFE. Roof weight: 72,000 kN
Owner: Eiffage (until 2043)
Contractor: Eiffage
Architect: Pierre Ferret

The stadium is located in the city of Lille in nort- ROBOSLIDE high-grade sliding material offers far A RESTONSPHERICAL bearing as fully fabricated,
hern France higher strength and durability than PTFE on a pallet for transport to site

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Oceania Business Plaza (Panama City)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & Facts
Oceania Business Plaza is a perfect exam- For this project mageba supplied 15
ple of Ultra-Contemporary architectural RESTONSPHERICAL bearings types KA,
mageba products:
design. A great tower with all the modern KE and KF. Bearings were produced at
Type: RESTONSPHERICAL
comfort and luxury located in dowtown of magebas 100% mageba-owned subsid- bearings
Panama City. Belonging to one of the high- iary mageba-Shanghai. Installed: 2011
est skyscrapers of the city, the Oceania Design requirements demanded bearings
Business Plaza constitutes an innovative which should be able to take max. vertical Structure:
structure within a group of buildings which loads up to approx. 850 kN, min. vertical City: Panama City
have been erected on the latest economi- loads of 0 kN, horizontal loads of 1332 kN Country: Panama
cal boom. The complex Oceania Business and movements of 410mm. The structure Built: 2011
Plaza is conformed by two towers which is supported by 15 bearings. The Bridge Structure: Building
are connected by a 2-levels bridge at store structure is fixed to one of the buildings Type: Skyscraper
30. The highest skyscraper is 204 meters through one fixed spherical bearing at Height: 207 m
tall and 53 stories high. magebas scope each level. On all other positions, support Floor count: 53
was the supply of bearings for supporting is provided with respectively two KA and Promotor: Btesh & Virzi
the bridge and allowing both structures two KE bearings, allowing bridges dilata- Architects: Ginnette Gotti, Ivan
move independently. Bringing into service tion and buildings movements due to Grippaldi (Dos G
is planed for end of 2011. Architectos)
wind and other external forces.

The Oceania Business Plaza located in downtown Each bearing undergoes standard quality controls in
Panama City Construction of the Plaza the production facility

Panama

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Kai Tak Cruise Terminal (Hong Kong)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The Kai Tak Cruise Terminal is built on the A total of 1,060 LASTOBLOCK elastomeric
former site of the Kai Tak Airport in Hong bearings were used in the construction of mageba products:
Kong. The terminal has the capacity to the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. All mageba Type: RESTONPOT bearings
berth two 360 m long vessels. On peak elastomeric bearings installed in the Cruise LASTOBLOCK
days the Cruise Terminal can cater for up Terminal are made from high-quality elas- elastomeric bearings
to 8,400 passengers and 1,200 crew mem- tomer, reinforced by steel plates.
Installation: 2012
bers The RESTONPOT bearings used for this
The cruise terminal was designed by Fos- project have maximum load carrying ca- Structure:
ter + Partners and its roof spans over 70 pacity of Vmax= 3,800 kN and ensure the Location: Hong Kong
m. Its multi-functional design allows the controlled transfer of loads. Country: China
terminal to be converted into a venue for Mageba RESTONPOT bearings are Construction: 20092013
exhibitions and other events. equipped with a special POM seal which Type: Airport
The total area of the Cruise Terminal is is vulcanised directly into the bearing pad Area: 52,000 m2
52,000 m2 and it also encompasses a roof- and hence improves the wear resistance of Owner: Government of Hong
top garden which is open to the public. the bearing significantly. Kong
Contractor: Dragages Hong Kong Ltd
Architect: Foster + Partners

Location of the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, Hong Kong mageba LASTOBLOCK elastomeric bearings, ready The Kai Tak Cruise Terminal during construction
for delivery
China

Hong Kong

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Project References

Les Halles de Paris (France)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
Les Halles de Paris, located in the heart of To support the new canopy roof where
the French capital, is the site of the citys it rests on the buildings at either side mageba products:
traditional wholesale fresh food market, of the covered area, mageba supplied Product: RESTONSPHERICAL
dating back to 1183. Following modernisa- twelve large RESTONSPHERICAL bear- bearings (up to 55 MN)
tion works in recent decades, it is now an ings. These were designed to carry loads Features: ROBOSLIDE high-grade
important commercial and cultural centre, of up to 55,900 kN (over half the weight sliding material
and has the citys most used rail station, of its Paris neighbour, the Eiffel Tower). All Installation: 2012
serving 750,000 travellers on an average of the bearings are of the free sliding type
weekday. (type KA), accommodating sliding move- Structure:
ments in all directions. The bearings fea- City: Paris
In a development project in 2012, new
buildings were constructed with a spec- ture ROBOSLIDE high-grade sliding ma- Country: France
tacular curvilinear canopy roof connect- terial instead of the PTFE normally used Completed: 2015
ing them and covering the open-air cen- in sliding bearings. This greatly increases Type: Canopy roof over plaza
tral area between them. The canopy (La the bearings strength and also, due to Contractor: VINCI
Canope des Halles), in particular, is an ROBOSLIDEs far superior resistance to Architects: Patrick Berger, Jacques
architectural masterpiece and a fine feat wear and abrasion, their durability. Anziutti
of engineering.

Les Halles de Paris is located in the centre of the Application of grease to the upper sliding interface of The 12 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings support the
French capital a RESTONSPHERICAL bearing large weight of the enormous canopy roof

Germany

Paris

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WIPO conference hall Geneva (Switzerland)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The World Intellectual Property As the structure of the building poses chal-
Organization (WIPO) has built a new lenges to its stabilisation, bearings that mageba products:
conference building in the UN district of ensure the controlled transfer of forces Type: RESTONSPHERICAL
Geneva, Switzerland. between its superstructure and substruc- bearings types KA and KE
The structure is made of wood and steel ture. Features: NSd,max = 11,600 kN /
and gives priority to sustainability, using mageba was chosen to provide six spheri- VxSd,max = 1,900 kN)
local wood, natural light, hybrid ventilation cal bearings. These bearings facilitate the Installation: 2012
combining natural mechanical means, following major requirements:
and a cooling system drawing water from Transfer of higher horizontal loads than Structure:
Lake Geneva, within a framework of the vertical loads (NSd,max = 11,600 kN / City: Geneva
Geneva-Lake-Nations project. VxSd,max = 1,900 kN) Country: Switzerland
Together with several new smaller Completed: 2014
Smooth rotation around three axis
meeting rooms in the main headquarters thanks to the concave/convex special Height: 40 m
building (the Arpad Bogsch Building), design Type: Steel / wood structure
the new conference hall will cater for Owner: World Intellectual Pro
increasing demand for multilateral and perty Organization
bilateral consultations associated with (WIPO)
intergovernmental meetings at WIPO. Contractor: Charpente Concept
Architect: Behnisch Architekten

The building is located in Geneva and was inaugura- A spherical bearing RESTONSPHERICAL of type KA, A RESTONSPHERICAL bearing installed between the
ted in September 2014 ready for final assembling super- and substructure of the hall

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JTI Headquarters Geneva (Switzerland)

SOM

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The new headquarters of Japan Tobacco In order to meet the desingers unique
International (JTI) in Geneva is a steel requirements, mageba was chosen to mageba products:
structure building in sustainable design provide spherical bearings that allow the Type: RESTONSPHERICAL
and surrounded by parkland. It is located structure to work. A very special require- bearings types KF and KE
in the Secheron district, which is an old ment is that the bearings are made 100 % Features: 100 % stainless steel
industrial complex, close to the United out of stainless steel and hence further in- Installation: 2013
Nations offices. crease the bearings lifecycle.
The structure of the building is built with mageba provided six spherical bearings Structure:
a huge cantilever. Its opposing corners that cover three major features : City: Geneva
are elevated, which enables a central Country: Switzerland
Transfer the vertical load of the
courtyard to provide unfettered views and structure up to 85,000 kN Completed: 2015
allows pedestrians to pass through the Height: 51 m
Transfer the horizontal load due to the
site. A torsional tube structural system, Type: Steel structure building
cantilever structure up to 9,400 kN
which creates column free office space, Owner: Japan Tobacco
provides maximum internal flexibility and Allow smooth rotation around three International (JTI)
future adaptability. axis thanks to the concave/convex Contractor: Implenia Suisse AG
special design Architect: Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill LLP (SOM)

The building is located in Geneva and draws reference Technical details of a RESTONSPHERICAL bearing of A RESTONSPHERICAL bearing, made 100 % out of
to Lake Geneva and the Alps type KE, drawn in magebas headquarters in Bulach stainless steel at the construction site in 2013

France

Suisse

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Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth (USA)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, In order to keep the bearings hidden from
Texas is a world-renowned building, and view, they had to be designed to be as small mageba products:
has won wide acclaim for its classic mod- as possible. Considering the horizontal and Type: RESTONLINEAR
ern building since its opening in 1972. vertical forces (including uplift forces of bearings
A second building, designed by world-re- up to 330 kN) to be resisted by the bear- Features: All bearings designed to
nowned architect Renzo Piano and known ings, and the movements that they would resist uplift forces
as the Piano Pavillion, opened in 2013. have to accommodate, RESTONLINEAR Installation: 2012
The building design includes many striking rocker bearings were proposed. A total of
66 bearings, of types LGe and LGf, were Structure:
features, including its roof, which spans
required to safely transfer the loads and City: Forth Worth, Texas
gracefully above the large exhibit areas.
facilitate the design movements. Country: USA
To enhance its aesthetic qualities, the ar-
To ensure their quality and fitness for pur- Completed: 2013
chitect specified that the bearings, which
pose, 10 % of the bearings were tested in Type: Art museum building
support the roof and allow its movements,
should be designed and positioned to be accordance with AASHTO rocker bearing Owner: Kimbell Art Foundation
as discrete as possible. testing specifications. Contractor: Renzo Piano
Architect: Louis I. Kahn
Engineer: Guy Nordenson and
Associates

The Kimbell Art Museum is located in Forth Worth, Illustration of a RESTONLINEAR rocker bearing as Preparation of bearings for transport from the
Texas designed for this project factory to the building construction site

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Mexico

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Project References

Zoo Elephant House (Switzerland)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & Fakten
Zurich citys zoo has constructed a new mageba developed a monitoring plan for
park for its elephants, which opened this demanding task. 24 humidity sen- mageba Produkte:
in 2014. The 10,000m2 park includes sors, distributed over the entire roof sur- Type: ROBOCONTROL
a large housing unit consisting primar- face, measure the moisture content of permanent SHM system
ily of a wooden roof shell the largest the roofs timber, and the anchor forces Features: Anchorage force sensors,
self-supporting wooden roof structure in arising in the roofs foundations are also air and structural tem-
Switzerland. A hot, humid environment measured. perature and humidity
will be m aintained inside the structure, sensors
The effect of humidity is correlated to the
as prevailing in the natural habitat of the Installed: 2013
structure in terms of stress, creep, shrink-
Indian elephant, whereas the outside shell age and other deformations, with possible Structure:
needs to withstand the seasonally chang- thrust/traction in the anchorage area. City: Zurich
ing weather conditions of Switzerland. Country: Switzerland
The measured values are displayed in real
Due to the roofs unusual design in terms time on the systems web interface. The Built: 2013
of size, shape, and construction mate- system also includes an alarm feature, of- Type: Wooden pavilion
rial, and the high humidity of the air u fering automatic notification of exceeding Span: 110 m
nderneath, it was decided to install a per- of pre-defined limits in any parameters. Owner: Zurich Zoo AG
manent automated monitoring system Contractor: Landolt & Co AG
to provide continuous m onitoring of the
Architect: Markus Schietsch
roof structures anchorages and moisture
Engineer: Walt & Galmarini
levels.

Humidity sensors installed on the underside of


Zurich Zoo is located near Zurich city center Layout of sensors on the wooden roof the roof

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Project References

Angouleme Multimedia Library (France)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The city of Angouleme in south-western RESTONSA shock absorbers were used
France is home to an impressive new mul- at specific interfaces to secure particular mageba products:
timedia library, designed by the architect blocks and control their relative move- Type: RESTONSA shock
Franoise Raynaud. The design of the ments. The shock absorbers were de- absorbers
building is based on the concept of an as- signed for seismic/dynamic loads of 51 kN Features: Tested at Politecnico di
sembly kit game with five stacked boxes, each, with a longitudinal movement ca- Milano, Italy
each one corresponding to a different pacity of +/- 30 mm. They were equipped Installation: 2014
universe. The first three are inspired by with spherical bearings at each end to ac-
the words Imagine, Understand and Cre- commodate minor transverse movements. Structure:
ate. The fourth, devoted to entertainment, City: Angouleme
Due to the relative small loads, an innova-
culture and relaxation, allows the media tive external channel was developed by Country: France
to be crossed and the worlds to be linked, magebas design engineers to ensure pre- Completed: 2014
while the last houses administrative and cise damping performance. After fabrica- Type: Library building
logistics functions. tion, the units were extensively tested in Floor area: 5,600 square metres
Due to the buildings highly unconven- accordance with EN 15129, and the entire Owner: Communaut de Com-
tional shape, it was particularly important solution was certified with the CE label, by munes dAngoulme
to ensure the correct interaction between Politecnico de Milano. Design team: SERERO Architectes
the structures various building blocks. Urbanistes
Engineer: BETEREM Ingnierie

The library is located in south-western France, in Two of the RESTONSA shock absorbers, in a The dampers were tested at Politecnico di Milano,
the city of Angouleme wooden crate for shipping to site Italy in accordance with EN 15129

France

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Fondation Louis Vuitton (France)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The Louis Vuitton Foundation for Crea- mageba supplied spherical bearings to
tions art museum and cultural centre is support the internal steel facade while al- mageba products:
to be opened in Paris in 2014. It was de- lowing movements and rotations. These
Type: RESTONSPHERICAL
signed by the Canadian-American Pritzker RESTONSPHERICAL bearings are de- bearings
Prizewinning architect Frank Gehry, and signed to each carry vertical loads of 1,400 Features: Uplift clamps
has received architectural awards in both kN and to permit sliding movements along
Installation: 2013
France and the United States. one axis while resisting transverse forces.
The buildings extraordinary roof takes the Due to the building sequence of the roofs Structure:
form of boat sails blown by the wind, with sail-like design, occasional uplift forces City: Paris
3,600 unique glass panels. These panels occuring during construction must also Country: France
were individually developed, using design be resisted so the bearings feature uplift Completed: 2014
software specially adapted for the aviation clamps. The choice of this type of bearing, Type: Art museum
industry, to fit the shapes drawn by the ar- with magebas special ROBOSLIDE sliding Owner: Fondation Louis Vuitton /
chitect. material instead of PTFE, enabled the size LVMH group
of the bearings to be minimised always Contractor: VINCI Construction
desirable in architectural works. Grands Projects
Architect: Frank Gehry, Gehry
Partners LLP
Engineer: SETEC Btiments

The building is located in Bois de Boulogne, the Schematic representation (exploded view) of a
second largest public park in Paris guided sliding RESTONSPHERICAL bearing Picture of the construction of the steel facade

France

Switzerland

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Grand Stade des Lumires, Lyon (France)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The Stade des Lumires is 58,000-seat 16 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings play a key
stadium that is being built in the city of role in supporting the stadiums enormous mageba products:
Lyon in south-eastern France. The stadium roof, four at each side of the playing field. Type: RESTONSPHERICAL
will be the new home of the football club These are designed to carry weight forces bearings
Olympique Lyonnais, replacing its cur- of up to 18,200 kN, and all are equipped Features: Uplift protection,
rent stadium, Stade de Gerland, in 2015. with uplift clamps to enable them to re- ROBOSLIDE material,
Among its first special uses will be as one sist uplift forces of up to 2000 kN that upside down design
of the venues for the staging of the 2016 might arise on exceptional occasions due Installation: 2014
UEFA European football championship, to strong winds. All of the bearings are of
Structure:
which is being hosted by France. the guided sliding type (type KE), allowing
sliding movements of up to +/- 210 mm City: Lyon
The stadiums most notable feature is its
along one horizontal axis while resisting Country: France
translucent roof, which, with its large sur-
transverse forces of up to 3000 kN. Worthy Completed: 2015
face area, must be constructed to resist
the enormous uplift forces that can be of particular note is the fact that the bear- Type: Football stadium
generated by strong wind forces. ings were designed to be installed upside Capacity: 58,000 visitors
down, with their long sliding plates con- Owner: Olympique Lyon
nected to the large, robust substructure Contractor: VINCI
rather than to the roof. Architect: Populous

The stadium is the home of Olympique Lyonnais, Assembly of a typical RESTONSPHERICAL bearing, Contrary to most applications, the bearings are
the football team of the city of Lyon with its calottes flat surface on top designed to be installed upside down

Switzerland

France

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Project References

Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The new Oman Convention & Exhibition 16 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings were
Centre, due for completion in 2016, is sure used in the construction of this impressive mageba products:
to be one of the finest facilities of its kind building. These were designed in accord- Type: RESTONSPHERICAL
in the Middle East. It is located just 10 min- ance with a European Technical Approval bearings
utes from the new Muscat International (ETA 08/0115) to carry vertical loads of up Features: ROBOSLIDE high-grade
Airport, making access easy for interna- to 19,800 kN, while accommodating hori- sliding material,
tional visitors. The centre will host interna- zontal sliding movements of up to +/- 105 weathering steel
tional, regional and national conventions, mm. Testing: Politecnico di Milano
exhibitions and business events. The bearings were fabricated using weath- Installation: 2014
Its many features include a tiered audito- ering steel, and ROBOSLIDE high-grade Structure:
rium with seating for 3,200 people, and sliding material instead of the PTFE nor-
City: Muscat
more than 22,000 square metres of exhi- mally used in structural bearings, greatly
Country: Oman
bition space. The venue is among the first increasing their durability and strength.
to be built to meet the rigorous LEED certi- The high strength and thus smaller size Type: Convention Centre
fication by the U.S. Green Building Council. of RESTONSPHERICAL bearings with Designer: Parsons
ROBOSLIDE makes them a particularly at- Owner: OCEC
tractive solution for architectural applica- Contractor: Khalid bin Ahmid
tions. Architect: WATG, RMJM, SSH
Engineer: Carillian Alawim, Bahwan
Engineering

The centre is located in Hay al Ulfan, near the new RESTONSPHERICAL bearings (fixed type on left, Installation of a large RESTONSPHERICAL bearing
Muscat International Airport, Oman sliding on right) on pallets for shipping to site with capacity of 19,800 kN

Oman

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Project References

Singapore Sports Hub (Singapore)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The Singapore Sports Hub is a sports mageba designed customised RESTONPOT
complex on an area of 35 hectares and bearings with locker arms to fulfill the mageba products:
involves a new national stadium, multi- demanding needs of the project. Due Type: RESTONPOT bearings
purpose indoor area, indoor aquatic to the three moving tiers in the national Features: Locking arm design to
centre, water sports centre, library, stadium, the bearings have to be able to reset position
museum, commercial space and a sports automatically reset once the tiers are put Installation: 2014
promenade. back in their original position. The special
The Sports Hub is the worlds largest sports locking arm bearings achieve a maximum Structure:
facilities PPP project, and is Singapores free movement of 55mm. City: Singapore
premier land and water sports centre. All the bearings were installed in February Country: Singapore
It has an innovative moving tier design 2014, enabling the project to be completed Type: Sports facility
which allows the stadium to be used for in time for the 2014 Southeast Asia Games. Area: 35 hectares
various sporting events. Construction: 20112014
The design of the stadium sets new Owner: Singapore Sports Hub
standards for sustainable and green Consortium
buildings, and is the first naturally Contractor: Dragages Singapore
ventilated sports complex in the world. Architect: Arup Group, DP Archi-
tects, AECOM
Engineer: Arup Group

RESTONPOT bearing with special locking arm


Location of the Sports Hub, Singapore mageba locking arm bearing during installation design, as fabricated

Malaysia

Singapore

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Project References

Timsah Arena, Bursa (Turkey)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The city of Bursa, the fourth most popu- mageba supplied both bearings and seis-
lous city in Turkey and formerly the capital mic isolators to support the stadiums mageba products:
of the Ottoman Empire during the four- roof and protect it during an earthquake. Type: RESTONSPHERICAL
teenth century, has a new football stadium RESTONSPHERICAL bearings of type KA bearings and
the Timsah Arena. 8.4 (with a vertical load capacity of 8,400 RESTONPENDULUM
The name, meaning Crocodile Arena, is kN), and RESTONPENDULUM Duplo Duplo seismic isolators
derived from the local football team, Bur- seismic isolators of type PD 7.3 (with a Installation: 2013
saspor, and was a strong influence in the vertical capacity of 7,300 kN) were sup-
plied. The Duplo/PD isolators have two Structure:
stadiums design. The structures most
principal sliding surfaces, in contrast to City: Bursa
striking feature, its roof, resembles a croc-
odile curled around the ground, complete the Mono/PM isolators which have only Country: Turkey
with open mouth. This spectacular roof one. Completed: 2014
covers all of the stadiums 44,000 seats. Test typing of the isolators was carried out Type: Football stadium
at EUCENTRE, the European Centre for Capacity: 44,000 visitors
Training and Research in Earthquake Engi- Owner: Ministry of Youth and
neering, In Pavia, Italy. Sports
Contractor: Ginta naat Taahht ve
Ticaret A..
Architect: Hasan Szneri
Engineer: Arce Engineering

The Timsah Arena is located close to the city of Type testing of the RESTONPENDULUM Duplo A RESTONPENDULUM Duplo seismic isolator, ready
Bursa in western Turkey seismic isolators at EUCENTRE in Pavia, Italy for delivery to site (with dust skirt open)

Bulgaria

Turkey

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Project References

Tocumen Airport Access Road (Panama)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
Panama Citys Tocumen International Air- To support the structures decks, mageba
port has been extended with the addition supplied 80 RESTONPOT HP bearings mageba products:
of a new terminal. Designed by Foster + with uplift resistance. These bearings are Type: RESTONPOT HP
Partners, it features an increased floor based on the standard RESTONPOT bear- (high performance)
space by over 800,000 square feet, with ing which has been a most popular bearing bearings
20 new boarding gates, a duty free area, in magebas range for many years, having Features: Uplift resistance
a new control tower and a third runway. proven its worth in countless applications. Installation: 2014
Access to the new terminal from the The newly developed version of the bear-
Structure:
Corredor Sur highway that bypasses the ing, with HP standing for High Perfor-
City: Panama City
airport is provided by a four-lane road, mance, represents a major advance in the
part of which is elevated. bearings technology. Country: Panama
Completed: 2014
The non-continuous elevated structure Durability is much increased, thanks to
Type: Airport access viaduct
of each carriageway is supported by ten the use of improved materials, and the
piers, requiring a bearing solution. increased strength enabled the bearings Owner: Panama Ministry of
Public Works
to be made small enough to suit the main
Operator: Tocumen S.A.
structures design.
Contractor: Norberto Odebrecht
Construction
Engineer: Pauolo Drummond,
D. S. Brown
Architect: Foster + Partners

The new viaduct provides access to Tocumen Exploded view of a typical RESTONPOT bearing, A typical RESTONPOT bearing featuring uplift
International Airport, Panama City, Panama showing elastomeric pad at its core resisting clamps at sides, as fabricated

Panama

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Project References

Stavros Niarchos Center (Greece)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural In order to ensure that they will survive
Center (SNFCC) in Athens, scheduled to even a serious earthquake of the type Ath- mageba products:
open in 2016, is a multifunctional arts, ens has known for thousands of years, the Type: RESTONPENDULUM
education and recreation complex. It will buildings of the National Library of Greece Curved Surface Sliders
include, within its 170,000 m2 park, new and the Greek National Opera are built on RESTONSA shock
state-of-the-art facilities for the National 323 RESTONPENDULUM Curved Surface absorbers,
Library of Greece and the Greek National Sliders. The 323 seismic isolators allow RESTONSP elastic spring
Opera. dynamic movements of +/- 350 mm and devices,
The buildings were designed by Renzo Pi- carry loads of up to 70,000 kN per unit. ROBOCONTROL SHM
ano, the internationally acclaimed archi- A solar collector roof canopy with an Installation: 20132015
tect who achieved worldwide fame in the area of 10,000 m2 is also equipped with
Structure:
1970s with the Centre Georges Pompidou 60 RESTONSA shock absorbers and 120
City: Athens
in Paris. With a budget of 566 million, RESTONSP spring devices to resist the
the SNFCC is one of the largest construc- strong wind forces arising. These regulate Country: Greece
tion projects in recent Greek history. the connections to the 30 column heads, Completed: 2016
damping all vertical vibrations. Type: Cultural centre
Owner: Stavros Niarchos Founda-
A ROBOCONTROL structural health moni- tion (to be donated
toring (SHM) system is also linked to all to Greek state)
damper and spring devices. Contractor: Impregilo-TERNA JV
Architect: Renzo Piano
Engineer: Arup Group

The SNFCC is located 4.5 km south of the centre of The RESTONPENDULUM isolators allow large Testing of one set of four RESTONSA shock absorb-
Athens, Greece movements and carry loads of up to 70,000 kN ers, arranged as used in roof canopy

Greece
Turkey

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Project References

Hotel Via Vallejo, Mexico City (Mexico)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
This building will be housing two differ- To improve the seismic response of the
ent Marriot hotels, the Courtyard and the building, the engineers in charge of the mageba products:
Fairfield. The whole building will be con- structural design performed complex dy- Type: LASTOLRB Lead Rubber
structed on top of a large new mall called namic analysis, which confirmed that the Bearings (isolators)
Via Vallejo, located in the centre of Mexico best strategy was to seismically isolate the Installation: 20142015
City. hotel from the large mall. Therefore, it was
The 10-floor building will has been de- decided that 18 mageba LASTOLRB (Lead Structure:
signed to not only withstand the effects of Rubber Bearings) will be supporting the City: Mexico City
the severe earthquakes in Mexico City, but entire hotel. These devices will isolate the Country: Mexico
also to ensure the serviceability of the ho- structure, which is rather flexible, from the Completed: 2014
tel during and after the seismic event. To much stiffer malls structure. Type: Gallegos Consultores
do this, the engineers have chosen to use This strategy has been confirmed after ex- Owner: Fibra Hotel
seismic isolation as a protective strategy. tensive three-dimensional dynamic analy- Contractor: SIESA
sis of the structure seismic response. Architect: BAP Design

3D-View of one of the LASTOLRB (seismic isolators) Three-dimensional model of the hotel including the
The structure is located in Mexico City, Mexico to be installed in the building mageba LASTOLRB supporting the hotel

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Project References

Sky Building, Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The Sky Building in Guayaquil Ecuador will The seismic protection strategy chosen for
be part of a commercial complex called this building is based on the seismic iso- mageba products:
Aerocity located near the Guayaquil Inter- lation principle. 64 mageba LASTOLRB Type: LASTOLRB Lead Rubber
national Airport. (Lead Rubber Bearings) will be installed on bearings (Isolators)
This 15-floor building consists of 4 parking top of the parking levels in order to isolate Installation: 20142015
levels and 11 office floors. Sky Building has the severe movement at the ground level,
been designed with the latest advances in this will provide a comfortable movement Structure:
terms of seismic protection by the leading on the structure, and most importantly City: Guayaquil
structural engineering company in Ecua- the protection against any seismic damage Country: Ecuador
dor. The structure has been conceived to during the earthquake. Completed: 2014
withstand severe earthquake without suf- There were considered three different Owner: AEROCITY
fering damages that could jeopardize the types of seismic isolator for different load- Contractor: Construdipro S.A.
serviceability of the building at any time. ing conditions. Additionally, 44 sliders will Architect: Constructora Valero
also contribute with the isolation system. Engineer: Consulsismica

3D-View of one of the LASTOLRB (seismic isolators) Full-Scale Sample LASTOLRB prepared to be tested
The building is located in Guayaquil, Ecuador to be installed in the Sky Building under actual seismic conditions in Italy

Ecuador

Peru

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Project References

Eleftheria Square (Cyprus)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The Eleftheria Square in Cyprus capital mageba received an order of 19
Nicosia constitutes a dramatic and histori- RESTONPOT bearings as per EN1337 and mageba products:
cally significant architectural intervention CE-labelled. All bearings are multidirec- Type: RESTONPOT
an aspiration to reconnect the ancient tional (free) and the maximum vertical bearings
citys massive fortified Venetian walls and load (ULS) is 11,207 kN. Friction was not Features: EPDM dusk skirts, white
moat with the modern city beyond a considered for the transmission of the coloured
bold vision of coherence and continuity horizontal loads since Cyprus is a seismic Installation: 2015
which can become a catalyst to unify the area.
last divided capital of Europe. Structure:
Due to the special geometry of the col-
City: Nicosia
As the city expanded out of the medieval umns, space for the bearings was limited.
walls wooden bridges were constructed to In close cooperation with the structural Country: Cyprus
facilitate transport. The original wooden engineer and the architect, mageba has Type: Roof structure
bridge known as the Hajisavvas Opening worked out a proper solution that meets Construction: 2005TBC
was then replaced with a solid concrete the requirements of this exceptional Interior area: 7,175 m2
one, which survives to date. In 2005 an design. Open area: 35,300 m2
architectural competition was announced Finally, and due to the fact that the bear- Owner: Nicosia Municipality
to redesign the square. This was won by a ings would be visible, the bearings had Constructor: LOIS Builders Ltd
group led by Zaha Hadid Architects. to be white coloured including the EPDM Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
dusk skirts. Engineer: Hyperstatic

Nicosia is the capital and largest city on the island of A pot bearing featuring white coloured dusk skirt, The construction site in June 2015, showing the
Cyprus, as well as its main business centre made of EPDM triangle-shaped columns with ellipsoid edges

Turkey

Cyprus

Lebanon
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Project References

Louvre Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum, an mageba is supplying four large
affiliate of the renowned Louvre Museum RESTONPENDULUM bearings (type mageba products:
in Paris, is currently being constructed Mono) to support the museums enor- Type: RESTONPENDULUM
on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, with an mous roof. These bearings are designed seismic isolators
expected opening date in 2015. Designed to carry vertical loads of up to 33,000 kN (type Mono) for loads
by the French architect Jean Nouvel, the each and to allow horizontal sliding move- of up to 33,000 kN
museum building will be a fitting venue for ments of up to +/- 315 mm. Testing: Caltrans SRMD, USA
the world-class art collections it will host. The contract to supply the bearings in- Installation: 2015
The buildings most striking feature is its cluded a provision for full-scale testing to Structure:
roof, a beautifully designed dome with be carried out prior to the use of the bear- City: Abu Dhabi
a diameter of 180 m and a weight of ings in the structure. This testing was suc-
Country: United Arab Emirates
approximately 8,000 tonnes. The web- cessfully completed in 2014, at the SRMD
Type: Art museum
patterned dome will allow the sun to filter testing facility, University of California, San
through, much like rays of sunlight passing Diego one of the worlds foremost insti- Completed: 2015
though palm branches in an oasis. tutes for testing of this kind. Roof span: 180 m
Owner: The Tourist Development
and Investment Company
of Abu Dhabi (TDIC)
Contractor: Arabtec
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Engineer: Buro Happold

The museum is being built in Abu Dhabi, the largest Testing of an isolator at the SRMD testing facility, A RESTONPENDULUM bearing (type Mono) as
of the UAEs seven emirates University of California, San Diego fabricated, showing its spherical sliding surfaces

Abu Dahbi

Oman

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Project References

Muscat International Airport (Oman)

Project description total length of 388 m will be installed in


traffic forecourt bridges and in the traffic Highlights & facts
The new Muscat International Airport
expansion will be completed in 2016 and concourse (passenger arrival and depar-
mageba products:
has the capacity to handle 12 million ture).
Type: 90 RESTONPOT bearings
passengers annually. Further expansions magebas supply for building products 135 RESTONSPHERICAL
planned in three subsequent phases will comprises: bearings
ultimately boost the airports capacity to 772 units of high-quality point bearings 19 TENSAMODULAR
expansion joints
24, 36 and 48 million passengers when LASTOFLONPAD GP9, and 182 units of 772 LASTOFLONPAD
the demand is required. The Total Gross high-quality knuckle and sliding point GP9 point bearings,
Floor Area Terminal Building would be bearings LASTOFLONBLOCK, each made 182 LASTOFlONBLOCK
335,000 m2. in Switzerland. sliding bearings
mageba scope The process had challenges in terms of Installation: 20122016
In order to assure safety in the Passengers maximum available space below and Structure:
Terminal Building (PTB) mageba delivered above in several positions and also due to City: Muscat
a variety of bearings and joints: the fact that in other positions the bear-
Country: Oman
In total 90 units of RESTONPOT bearings ings would be visible from the ground
Type: Airport Center
and 153 RESTONSPHERICAL bearings for floor. magebas input was hence extreme-
ly critical for the designing team because Owner: OAMC (Oman Airports
internal steel bridges, steel roofs as well Management Company)
as the tower and lift buildings. The 19 it had to adjust their details to the dimen-
Contractor: JV Bechtel ENKA
TENSAMODULAR expansion joints with a sions and heights of the bearings.
Architect: Larsen A&CE
Engineer: Bechtel Group

The Muscat airport is the largest one of the two A spherical bearing supporting the steel roof of this On-site check of a spherical bearing that features
international airports in Oman impressive building patented ROBOSLIDE sliding material

United Arab
Emirates

Oman

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Project References

Al Habtoor City (UAE)

Project description mageba scope


Highlights & facts
The enterprise Habtoor Leighton Group mageba delivered 16 RESTONSPHERICAL
(HLG) secured a contract worth AED bearings KF20 capable to bear 20000 kN mageba products:
1.45 billion (USD 395 million) for the vertical load and 4 RESTONSPHERICAL Type: 16 RESTONSPHERICAL
construction of the Residential Towers bearings KF24 with a vertical load capac- bearings type KF20 and
project as part of the landmark AED 11 ity of 24000 kN. These impressive vertical 4 of type KF24
billion (USD 3 billion) Al Habtoor City loads are necessitated due to a sophisti- Installation: 2015
development in Dubai. cated steel truss roof structure which is
directly embedded on magebas spherical Structure:
The Al Habtoor Residential Towers
bearings. Further to the high vertical loads, City: Dubai
are a mixed-use development located
the bearings can resist horizontal loads of Country: UAE
immediately adjacent to the proposed
Business Bay creek extension (Dubai Water up to 5300 kN and allow a certain rotation Type: Steel truss roof
Canal). It includes 2x75-storey residential on the horizontal level in order to compen- Completed: 2016
towers, 1x52-storey residential towers, sate the temperature born deformation Owner: Al Habtoor Group
7-storey podium including basement, and movements of the giant steel trusses. Constructor: Cleveland Bridge &
ground floor and five floors of retail and In line with the high mageba standard, the Engineering
parking. bearings are equipped with ROBOSLIDE, a Designer: Khatib & Alami
high performance sliding material allowing Architect: WS Atkins
The construction shall become the largest
integrated hotel complex in the Middle a nearly friction free rotation of the bear-
East. ings rotating surface.

The development is located in Dubai, on a prime The bearings have been produced in magebas pro- The bearings finished, packed and testend are ready
location on Sheikh Zayed Road duction facilities and headquarters in Switzerland for shipment to Dubai

United Arab
Emirates

Oman

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