The Museum
5D Engineering’s largest project has finally been completed! On behalf of Beck Interiors Ltd. in London, the solid surface material specialist Rosskopf + Partner AG (R+P) was contracted to produce, deliver and assemble band-like cladding panels made of sold surface material. 5D Engineering took over the entire project management, workshop planning, logistics preparation and assembly organization for R+P. Since the construction site was in Saudi Arabia, many processes involved in the transportation and assembly were not the normal routine business transactions, but instead, required a high level of experience and commitment. Communicating with the building owner’s representatives in a culturally different environment was an inspiring new experience for us. 5D was able to meet all of the requirements, and thus brought the project to a remarkable and impressive conclusion.
Before production could even begin, extensive clarifications concerning the available data were necessary. In cooperation with Beck, our customer, the details were worked out, patterns were crafted, and a model wall section was constructed as a cut-out of the entire wall. The real challenge was in the discontinuity of the geometrical corners tapering to 0, which initially only consisted of surfaces in the architect model. The addition of material thickness sometimes creates completely new situations that have to be converted into technical solutions.
5D Engineering developed a principle for the substructure that was then adapted to the customer’s steel substructure. On the one hand, the individual modules had to be portable for the assembly technicians; and they also had to be able to accommodate the tolerances inherent in the building itself. On the other hand, the free geometry of the wall panelling had to be precisely adhered to during assembly, so that the glass showcases that were also curved would correspond to the panels.
If you have an opportunity, take a look for yourself at the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture (KACWC) building complex in Dhahran and Gallery 4 which we constructed. Pictures can only partially portray the impression of the actual reality. There are indications of restrictions being loosened in Saudi Arabia and, in the future, tourists may also be able to visit this place.
If you have an opportunity, take a look for yourself at the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture (KACWC) building complex in Dhahran and Gallery 4 which we constructed. Pictures can only partially portray the impression of the actual reality. There are indications of restrictions being loosened in Saudi Arabia and, in the future, tourists may also be able to visit this place.