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On May 2, 2024, the Hölderlin House in Nürtingen was awarded the Wood Construction Award Baden-Württemberg 2024. The award ceremony took place in a festive setting at the Graf Zeppelin House in Friedrichshafen. Out of 98 submissions, 13 projects were nominated for the Wood Construction Award.
For the planned cross-section of the B311 to the B30 south of Erbach, noise and pollution protection walls approximately 850 m long are planned on both sides in the road embankment area to protect the biotope complex of the Danube and the Danube Canal. For the noise barrier construction, a color and design concept was developed together with the architectural firm arch22 Bogenrieder Crumbach, which provides alternating gabion and colored aluminum wall sections. Bore pile work has now been completed and construction of the continuous pile cap beams has begun.
In Einsingen, FIDES Einsingen GmbH is developing two construction projects in close proximity. One building will house assisted living communities, while the other will provide affordable housing and individual apartments. The structural work is complete.
In the area of the junction of the new bypass with the B311, south of Erbach, an overpass was required over the B311n.
For this purpose, a low-maintenance, integral bridge structure with a span of approximately 24 meters was designed. The frame-like supporting structure with its slender superstructure was completed in mid-2023. In the meantime, road construction has continued and the structure has been integrated into the on-ramps.
As of January 1, 2024, Mr. Andreas Kosic, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), has become a new partner of Peter und Lochner Beratende Ingenieure für Bauwesen GmbH (Peter and Lochner Consulting Engineers for Civil Engineering Ltd.). He has been working as a structural engineer in our engineering firm since 2005, primarily overseeing industrial construction projects both domestically and internationally. His expertise as a certified welding engineer is also highly valued.
Andreas Kosic was granted sole power of attorney effective January 1, 2024. This ensures continuity in the management of Peter und Lochner Beratende Ingenieure für Bauwesen GmbH.
At the end of the year, Mr. Roland Wetzel, Dipl.-Ing., retired from our engineering firm as managing partner due to age. He will remain affiliated with the firm as a certified structural engineer. The staff and management wish Andreas Kosic every success in his expanded role and thank Roland Wetzel for his competent and significant contributions to the firm.
Peter und Lochner is a sponsor of the exhibition “Time Space Existence” at the European Cultural Center as part of the Architecture Biennale in Venice. Prof. Dr. Irmgard Lochner presents her research projects on natural building forms, their reproduction and further development with digital tools and their sustainable application in construction. “Less with More” is the motto to ensure the tasks of a growing humanity with less intervention in the ecosystem. The exhibition can be seen until November 26, 2023.
At the end of April, the cultural office and the city of Nürtingen celebrated the opening of the converted Hölderlinhaus. The new premises are used by the adult education center; the ground floor houses a permanent exhibition on Hölderlin and his work. For Peter and Lochner, this project began with the competition process in 2018 together with Aldinger Architects.
Photo: Roland Halbe
As part of the new construction of the B28 in the Neckar valley between Rottenburg and Tübingen, a road bridge was rebuilt as a two-span, integral frame bridge near Tübingen-Weilheim, in the area of the new junction to Weilheim. The bridge structure runs at an oblique angle over the Tübingen-Horb DB railway line and at the same time replaces the previously existing level crossing.
A strategic development plan was approved for the Klett area an urban development target plan was created. In addition to the focus on urban development, open space, architecture, workplace design and sustainability. Particular attention was paid to careful expansion while honoring the existing building.
Aldinger Architekten and Peter and Lochner jointly achieved the second prize.
A clinker silo with a diameter of 55.50 m and a height of 20 m is planned, including a transport tunnel.
Construction progress of the cement silos with a diameter of 24 m.
From July, the bicycle parking garage at the train station in Heilbronn will offer space for 122 bicycles. In the 12 m high cylindrical tower, the parking spaces are arranged in a star shape on eight levels. The clad steel structure is anchored on a reinforced concrete slab. The lift, which automatically transports the wheels up to a free space, is in the center of the foundation plate that is recessed here.