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The REACH/Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., USA

The Kennedy Center is the largest arts centre in the American capital. The extension project “The REACH” has seen the construction of three additional buildings at the centre. (Photo: Cowles Graphic Design)
The three pavilions were built with architectural concrete of the highest quality. (Photo: Cowles Graphic Design)
The extension consists of the Welcome Pavilion, the River Pavilion, and the Skylight Pavilion. (Photo: Cowles Graphic Design)
Architecturally, “The REACH” is characterised by distinctive, clear-cut lines and ergonomic, sweeping curves. (Photo: Cowles Graphic Design)
The VARIO Wall Formwork impressed as it met the most stringent architectural concrete requirements and, in terms of height and shape, provided the highest degree of flexibility.
In addition to numerous PERI special-purpose solutions, tried and tested systems were also used on the construction site.
The external formwork was installed with a significant overhang at a height of 13.5 metres. Consequently, a huge frame system was required for each panel arrangement.
For the curved walls, PERI produced special-purpose, customised 3D formwork elements, which were delivered to the construction site on schedule.
The components of the VARIOKIT Engineering Construction Kit were used in numerous different applications the project.
The formwork for the underground car park was realised with SKYDECK Panelised Slab Formwork whose special drophead design allows for early striking.
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プロジェクト情報

ロケーション: Washington, D.C, アメリカ合衆国

  • Support for the building extension of the impressive Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with three interconnected pavilions
  • The buildings are characterised by their distinctive, clear-cut lines and ergonomic, sweeping curves in first-class fair-faced concrete quality
  • In October  2020, the project won the ACI Overall Excellence Award of the American Concrete Institute

現場でのニーズ

  • Surfaces formed with flawless architectural concrete in accordance with standards
  • Planning, production and evaluation of tailor-made special-purpose solutions
  • Provision of a complex spectrum of coordinated PERI standard systems in combination with PERI special solutions
  • Compliance with the specified construction schedule

顧客名

The Lane Construction Corporation

お客様にとっての価値

  • First-class architectural concrete quality
  • Individual analysis and planning by PERI Engineers using a 3D model
  • Development of a special tension-compression system and a project-specific special formwork solution
  • Construction site personnel assisted on a continuous basis by on-site PERI Support Staff
  • On-schedule supply of materials
Josue Leon
Project Manager

On the Kennedy Center expansion, the concrete is the project. It required a lot of coordination because there was so much curvature, and not something that could be easily built. We needed architectural buy-in that what we were building and what we were providing was correct. And that all had to be all done prior to PERI manufacturing a single form.”

提案内容

  • Generation of a 3D planning model and creation of a PERI special-purpose formwork for the realization of the vertically and horizontally curved wall of the Skylight Pavilion
  • On-schedule supply of materials due to manufacture of the PERI special-purpose formwork at the nearby site in Elkridge, Maryland
  • Use of heavy RCS Rails to reinforce the stop-end system structure anchored to the ground to withstand the forces running in the opposite direction and the resulting twisting of the stop-end
  • Construction of a special tension-compression system (TCS) for safe load transfer of the high forces acting on the moulding boxes
  • Realisation of single curved walls using RUNDFLEX Circular Wall Formwork
  • Construction of the high, straight walls using VARIO GT 24 Girder Wall Formwork
  • Building the ceilings and underground car park ceilings using MULTIFLEX Girder Slab Formwork and SKYDECK Panelized Slab Formwork
  • Use of components from the VARIOKIT Engineering Construction Kit for the assembly of a large part of the stiffeners
  • On-site project support provided by PERI supervisors

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