Major technical and logistical challenges for the new Vienna Central Station

ZEMAN and Co faced particular challenges during the construction of the new North Hall at Vienna Central Station: over 100 workers, including all technical equipment such as cranes, cherry pickers and lifting platforms, were coordinated on a construction site of 3,000 m2.

At the same time, space had to be created for the temporary storage of all materials. The construction of the roof structure was particularly impressive. The difficulty here arose from the curved and conically converging ground plan shape, which was adapted to the adjacent track structures to the south. As a result, the main frames running transversely to the hall and the longitudinal supporting elements – trusses and longitudinal beams – always crossed at a different angle. A total of 1300 tons of steel were used in this project.