Description
Located in the centre of Dortmund, the ECE is one of the largest and most advanced shopping centres of Germany.
Its 33,000 m2 floor area are distributed over 4 levels. It has 5,000 m2 office area, three parking levels (700 spaces) and 150 shops and restaurants. 50,000 m3 of concrete and 7,400 t of steel reinforcement were required for its construction.
ULMA Solution
Both in design and construction, the project demanded a thorough work which resulted in a great success. Given the limited space available, the material supply was a key factor in the whole process, with quantities and times adapted to the pace of work.
The ORMA vertical formwork was capable of precisely adjusting to the construction of walls and staircases. Its wide range of panels enables the easy assembly and jointing of large sets, in addition to solutions of corner not 90° with few accessories.
Several walls required fair-faced finishing. The curved walls are an example for this and were built with circular formwork systems adjusting precisely and without effort to any radio.
Column heads were built with F-4 MAX Hinged Column Formwork and movable VR Tables. The VM-20 beams covered with 21 mm plywood ensure a high efficiency for large areas and repetitive solutions.
The slabs were built with ENKOFLEX shored at great heights on EP Props and T-60.
