2021-02-05
Construction work, as at 5 February 2021
Quite a lot has happened on the Wilhelmstrasse 1 site since the last building status report. The first floor was completed at the end of 2020 in terms of its ceilings and walls. The shell is currently growing with the second (and therefore final) level. The view of the northeast side shows that there are already several walls on this level and the first roof was also concreted this week.
Daily accommodation facilities right next to the shell have also grown in height; a third container level now ensures (due to the pandemic) that the construction workers can stay there in smaller groups. Strict attention is paid to coronavirus-appropriate compliance with team numbers and quarantine requirements. On this occasion, any observer of the museum project should once again realise that the construction workers do their jobs in even the most inclement weather. In recent days, it has bucketed down with rain. The international team on the construction site continues to work without any fuss at all. Hats off to them for that …
Due to the complex structural calculations involved with numerous self-supporting ceilings, the concrete is given a lot of time to harden. This has meant some dates have been postponed somewhat. The effects of the pandemic are also noticeable for the first time – the numbers of workers in the gangs has been lower since the beginning of the year.
Using defined fixed points, regular checks are conducted on whether and how the heavy construction made of concrete and steel is sinking into the ground. Up to 3.5 centimetres would be within the tolerance range. However, the last measurement this week showed only a minimal lowering of 0 to 1 millimetre; this means the building is standing straight and any subsidence occurs evenly.
What happens next? For the large goods lift, a heavy hydraulic prop will be lifted into the lift shaft on 13 February. In what will later be connecting rooms, steel frames have already been placed and the floor screed poured. At the end of the month, the pipes for district heating, drinking water and telecommunications will be laid in the building. The roofing work begins in March.
A third person has joined the construction management team alongside Jasmin Veigel und Marcel Huendgen – Paula Klemp was involved in the planning of the interior work and is now part of the team that monitors the orderly progress of the work on site.
