Construction Project
North-South Connection Berlin, Railway Station Potsdamer Platz |
Location
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Client
- DB Projekt GmbH Knoten Berlin
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Planning
- Architektengemeinschaft Hilmer & Sattler, Hermann + Öttl, Modersohn & Freiesleben, IVZ-Igenieurgemeinschaft für die Planung von Verkehrsanlagen im Zentralen Bereich Berlin, Emch und Partner, Schüssler-Plan, DE-Consult
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Investment volume
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Construction period
- June 1998 to December 1999
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Contracted services for BMG
- Section 15.8-HOAI–Property planning of buildings and outdoor installations, property supervision
- Section 73.8-HOAI–Property planning of technical installation, property supervision
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Structures constructed
- Pedestrian gangway on 1st underground level (L/W = 140.00/50.00 m) covering an area of 5,000 m²
- Steps to the platforms and ground level
- Connection structures to intracity train, and entry DaimlerChrysler and Sony buildings
Building technology central offices for electric installations, sprinklers, ventilation, fire and malfunction alarms
- Platform on 2nd underground level (L/B = 230.00/11.50 m)
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Special features
- Special requirements in construction logistics due to the simultaneous realization of the neighbouring large projects (Daimler-City SONY- Center, and others)
- Partly undercutting the DaimlerChrysler tower block
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Utilization
- Railway station for the regional and intercity service of the new north-south axis of Berlin
- Underground pedestrian connection of the new residential and commercial centres at Potsdamer Platz with existing intracity railway station and the underground line U3
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Construction
- Job-mixed concrete construction, masonry installations, steel-glass constructions
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Design/Fixtures
- Backlighting for steel-glass projections and support panelling
- 28 escalators and 5 lifts
- Conduct of daylight to the lowest platform level by means of 17 oversized Plexiglas prism pipes (light pipes)
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