{"id":157665,"date":"2026-01-12T07:54:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=157665"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:03:24","slug":"airship-hangar-mulheim-landmark-advanced-timber-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/bim-news\/airship-hangar-mulheim-landmark-advanced-timber-engineering\/157665\/","title":{"rendered":"Airship Hangar M\u00fclheim: A landmark in advanced timber engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A multi-award-winning hangar shows how state-of-the-art structural design, precise digital modeling and circular material strategies can transform a historic aviation icon &#8211; engineered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allplan.com\/workflows\/bimplus-workflow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALLPLAN\u2019s integrated BIM workflow<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Airships no longer play a major role in air travel, yet they still command attention in the sky as flying billboards. Since the early 1970s, WDL Luftschiffgesellschaft in M\u00fclheim, western Germany, has sustained this niche &#8211; and now delivers one of today\u2019s most striking structures: the Airship Hangar M\u00fclheim.<\/p>\n<p>Completed at the end of 2022, the timber hangar replaces a previous lightweight textile hall and serves as a maintenance and winter storage facility. The innovative structural concept was developed by Ripkens Wiesenk\u00e4mper (structural engineers) using ALLPLAN.<\/p>\n<h3>Timber engineering under tight constraints<\/h3>\n<p>Authorities granted permission for a replacement structure only, so the footprint and the original curved profile had to be retained. Unlike the old steel hall, the new hangar would be built in timber.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">\u201cUsing around 557 tons of spruce saved approximately 156 tons CO\u2082 versus a comparable steel solution.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To express an industrial aesthetic with a sense of lightness, Smyk Fischer (architects) chose a truss solution. Ripkens Wiesenk\u00e4mper, together with Marx Krontal Partner, developed a purely timber truss system that, thanks to nearly 600 engineered timber nodes and beams, requires no steel.<\/p>\n<p>The structure comprises 15 two-hinged arches, each 26m high. Top chords and diagonal members integrate into a cross-laminated timber (CLT) roof shell, while an aluminum standing-seam cladding forms the outer skin.<\/p>\n<p>A standout feature is the double-leaf door. Each 72-ton wing requires precise handling of large movable components. Dr Schippke + Partner delivered the door engineering, combining massive hinges with a guided track system driven by 80-horsepower electric motors.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157668\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-157668 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_7164-1024x876.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_7164-1024x876.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_7164-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_7164-768x657.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_7164-1536x1314.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_7164-2048x1752.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_7164-491x420.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_7164-696x596.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_7164-1068x914.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_7164-1920x1643.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_7164-610x522.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_7164-scaled.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: \u00a9 Stefan Lamberty\/WDL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>A benchmark in circular construction<\/h3>\n<p>Beyond its distinctive form, the hangar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/bim-news\/sustainable-by-design-building-greener\/156405\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advances sustainable practice<\/a>. Using around 557 tons of spruce saved approximately 156 tons CO\u2082 versus a comparable steel solution.<\/p>\n<p>The building also follows circular principles: both the timber frame and the aluminum skin are 100% demountable and designed for reuse or recycling. Components are documented in a building resource passport on the Madaster material database. Several elements are already \u201csecond-hand\u201d: the substructure reuses foundations from the previous hall and the floor incorporates concrete slabs salvaged from a former logistics center.<\/p>\n<h3>Digital design at full precision<\/h3>\n<p>Ripkens Wiesenk\u00e4mper used ALLPLAN to develop a complete 3D model, including complex connections and other critical zones. The model supported clash detection to resolve conflicts early and underpinned accurate material and cost estimation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157667\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-157667 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/screen-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/screen-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/screen-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/screen-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/screen-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/screen-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/screen-747x420.png 747w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/screen-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/screen-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/screen-1920x1080.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/screen-610x343.png 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/screen-scaled.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: \u00a9 Ripkens Wiesenk\u00e4mper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In parallel, the engineers created a reinforcement model for the foundations, enabling precise rebar layout and direct derivation of formwork and reinforcement drawings. Real-time, cloud-based planning allowed multiple designers to work simultaneously in the same ALLPLAN model.<\/p>\n<h3>Excellence recognised across the industry<\/h3>\n<p>The Airship Hangar M\u00fclheim has become a symbol of innovative, sustainable construction. Honors include the Ernst &amp; Sohn Engineering Award, the Architecture Award, the Timber Construction Award NRW and, most recently, the 2024 German Engineering Award (National Prize).<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the hangar has proven to be a double win for the city of M\u00fclheim. The city not only gains a highly visible, iconic masterpiece of modern timber construction but also a very special event venue. On days when airships are not in operation, the hall can be used \u2013 and, above all, experienced \u2013 for events hosting up to 1,500 people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A multi-award-winning hangar shows how state-of-the-art structural design, precise digital modeling and circular material strategies can transform a historic aviation icon &#8211; engineered with ALLPLAN\u2019s integrated BIM workflow. 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