Renovation of the Museum of the 20th Century

Company:
Zekon, Zeman & Co
Client:
SK Stahlbau GmbH
Investor, Builder:
Burghauptmannschaft Austria
Designer:
Karl Schwanzer (1958); Architect Krischanitz ZT GmbH (2009); Structural engineering: Gmeiner & Haferl
Country, City:
Austria, Vienna
Object category:
Architectural construction, Infrastructure, refurbishment, structural alteration works
Material:
steel, Roof, facade
Services:
Assembly, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply
Completion:
2009

Kurzbeschreibung

Work carried out: Refurbishment of the steel structure of the listed building suspended on four pylons. Sandblasting of the original lead-containing coating, application of a new coating. Reinforcement of the steel structure. Preloading of the construction using hydraulic presses for the installation of a new glass façade.