Primary school expansion, Wesel
Wesel, Germany / 01.2022 - 03.2022
The Hanseatic city of Wesel is planning to invest significant amounts of money in modernising its school facilities over the coming years. This process is beginning with the expansion of a local primary school in the Fusternberg district. Following the Scandinavian pattern, this previously teacher-centric, hallway-based school will be transformed into a cluster school. The new design is characterised by an open, multi-functional learning landscape for inter-class teams and small learning groups. The contract for the pile foundations of the three new structures, which will connect to the existing building, was secured by the team at our Düsseldorf branch in collaboration with sister company Stump-Franki Planung. This achievement was entirely due to their specialist expertise and outstanding customer orientation.
An economical and resource-efficient alternative to large-diameter bored piles
The city of Wesel originally invited tenders for a foundation consisting of
Facts & Figures
Company
Stump-Franki Spezialtiefbau GmbH
Type
Foundations
Runtime
01.2022 - 03.2022
Pile planning with measurable additional benefits
113 large-diameter bored piles measuring 800mm and 600mm in diameter respectively. Our specialist civil engineering experts proposed the use of full-displacement piles, or the Atlas system, as an economical, fast and environmentally friendly alternative solution. The increased skin friction of these piles enables them to bear greater loads, and the reduced consumption of concrete and the absence of excavated material makes them an especially sustainable option.
The suggestion to replace the bored piles 1:1 with the more slender Atlas piles was well received, and as a result no planning changes were required in the construction. As an additional benefit, the use of Atlas piles reduced the stress on the entire school community and local residents. With this method, the construction period was shorter, no lorry transport was required for excavated earth, fewer loads of concrete were delivered to the construction site, and the entire manufacturing process was vibration-free and generated little noise.