Feuerstein-Arena

The project was completed on time and to the customer’s complete satisfaction after demanding precision work in the construction of the supporting structure of the Feuerstein Arena.

Technical data:

• Approx. 300 tonnes of steel construction
• Individual component dimensions:
• approx. 23 metres long
• Span 73 metres
• Covered area: 73 x 44 metres
• Double-curved twisted box girder with variable cross-section

New construction of the Feuerstein Arena

Not named after the Flintstones family (“Feuerstein” means “Flintstone”, but after the local herbal bitter, the Feuerstein Arena, a new multifunctional arena in the Schierke district of the town of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, has been under construction since May 2016;

There had been an ice rink on this site since 1911, where a natural ice stadium was later built for the first GDR winter sports championships in 1950.

At the beginning of 2013, a Europe-wide architectural competition was organised for the reactivation and redesign of the listed ice rink.

The new arena is scheduled to open in December 2017.

‘The arena is a central element in the development of the town and tourism in Schierke. The planned covered artificial ice surface measuring 25 by 56 metres and the cold plate built into the ground should make ice skating possible in the winter months, regardless of the weather. The roof is curved like a crisp, 15 metres high and consists of a glass fibre membrane. The visitor area, on the other hand, will remain unroofed. There are also plans to construct two functional buildings on the site, which will be used for skate hire, bistro, toilet and changing rooms, as well as for storage and to house the refrigeration equipment. Concerts and other cultural and sporting events are planned for the Feuerstein Arena in the summer months from 2018.’  

(Feuerstein-Arena, [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feuerstein-Arena] Status 01.03.17) (Start of construction for the ‘Potato Chip’ [http://www.volksstimme.de/sachsen-anhalt/20160519/schierke-baustart-fuer-den-kartoffelchip] Status 01.03.17) 

Delivery and assembly of the foot sections. 27.07.2017

Everything that is to last longer in life needs a good foundation.

Now two huge base sections have been manufactured at the Zeman production facility in Poland (Zeman HDF) for the new Feuerstein Arena in Wernigerode.

The parts are 10.5 metres long and 4.2 metres wide and had to be delivered to Germany by special transport.

These were assembled from bent 50mm sheet metal. A particular challenge was to bend and position the thick sheets so precisely that the final geometry matched the planning exactly.

The parts, each weighing 41 tonnes, have now been installed and provide a good basis for further work.