Siemens AG Austria, the biggest employer in Austria, is planning to centralize all the company's departments
in one location at the headquarters. These departments are presently scattered all over Vienna. For this purpose,
Siemens in Vienna will provide a workspace for 10,000 employees within a short time.
The winning project from the architects SOYKA/SILBER/SOYKA constituted plans for a tower situated on a spacious
plaza close to the "Siemensstraße" municipal railway station. The outline of the tower is u-shaped with a base
area of 70 m x 40 m and a height of 47 m.
Furthermore, an elliptic forum with an extension of 60 m x 40 m and a height of 23 m is planned. Additional
office buildings will be constructed.
All structures contain an underground floor.
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The first task of BGG Consult in this project was to compile a geotechnical expert's report needed for the
application of the building permit. This also included the planning, execution and evaluation of subsoil
exploration, as well as laboratory tests regarding the soil mechanics and the chemistry.
Based on that, concept designs were devised for the foundation of each structure, depending on the loads
and foundation levels.
During the construction phase, BGG Consult will provide geotechnical consultation.
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One-stop subsoil exploration:
The client commissioned that the subsoil exploration services be provided as one package. This included the
drillings, dynamic probing, digging of trial pits, the laboratory tests, and finally, the consultation and
evaluation of the field data.
Due to a long-standing and close cooperation with exploration companies and laboratories, a technically
accurate and cost-effective service could be provided, requiring minimal administrative efforts from the
side of the client.
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