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CLINIQUE DES GRANGETTES

Clinique des Grangettes - steel structure
CHÊNE-BOUGERIES,  GENEVA,  SWITZERLAND

STRUCTURAL DESIGN: Guscetti & Tournier Ingénierie Civile SA, Ingeni SA
ARCHITECT: Atelier d’architecture Brodbeck-Roulet SA
YEAR: 2008

The elliptic roof was built from triangular girders with an overhang of 10 meters stiffened by edge beams along the perimeter. AxisVM helped to create a reliable 3D model combining shell, beam and link elements and also offered nonlinear analysis. That is essential for this type of structures.

Ingeni SA
(formerly – Guscetti & Tournier Ingénierie Civile SA)