Knippers Helbig

knippershelbig is an engineering company based in Stuttgart, New York City and Berlin.

knippershelbig
TypeGmbH
Founded2001
HeadquartersStuttgart, Germany
New York City, United States
Berlin, Germany
Key people
Thorsten Helbig
Boris Peter
ProductsStructural- and Facade Engineering; Geometry Optimization
Websitewww.knippershelbig.com

It was founded in 2001 and specialises in structural design and facade engineering of German and international construction projects involving high-rise buildings, steel and timber constructions, bridges and airports. The company works in collaboration with international architects, like Massimiliano Fuksas, Grimshaw Architects, Steven Holl, Renzo Piano, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Barkow Leibinger and Stefan Behnisch.

They focus on the development and programming of special solutions for complex parametrical or generated geometries of roof constructions as well as façades comprising steel and glass structures. This is shown in the façade of the Shenzhen International Airport, which features 60,000 different façade units.[1]

The design and development of the largest membrane roof worldwide, covering the 1,000 m long and 100 m wide main entrance building on the World-Exposition in Shanghai, originates by knippershelbig as well as the steel and glass structure of the shopping mall MyZeil in Frankfurt on the Main and the roofing of the shopping mall Westfield near London.[2]

Furthermore, the company experiments with innovative materials; for example, knippershelbig is responsible for Europe’s first road bridge consisting of fibre-glass reinforced plastics.[3]

Selected projects

Competitions
  • 2011: Quartier M Highrise in Düsseldorf with Jürgen Mayer H.: 1. Prize
  • 2011: Berlin Trade Fair with Wulf Architects: 2. Prize
  • 2011: Lansberg Pedestrian Bridge: 1. Prize
  • 2010: Kaohsiung Marine Gateway, Taiwan with Asymptote Architecture: 2. Prize
  • 2010: IBA Building Complex in Hamburg with Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten: 1. Prize
  • 2010: Exhibition Hall and Station in Kirchberg, Luxembourg with Pohl Architekten Stadtplaner, and SteinmetzDemeyer, architectes urbanistes: 1. Prize
  • 2010: Central busstation, Kiel, with Giorgio Gulotta Architects: 2. Prize
  • 2010: Footbridge 'Margaretengürtel' in Vienna with Knight Architects: 1. Prize
  • 2010: Karlsplatz Stuttgart with Behnisch Architekten: 1. Prize
  • 2010: Wilhelmspalais in Stuttgart with Lederer+Ragnarsdóttir+Oei: 1. Prize
  • 2009: Trainstation Cessange, Luxembourg with Pohl Architekten und Steinmetzdemeyer: 2. Prize
  • 2009: Pedestrian Bridges, Opladen with Knight Architects: 1. Prize
  • 2008: Head office Wala Foundation with H4A Gessert Randecker Architekten: 1. Prize
  • 2008: Shenzhen International Airport with Massimiliano Fuksas: 1. Prize
  • 2007: Gewandhaus Dresden with Cheret Bozic: 1. Prize
  • 2004: Frankfurt International Airport Terminal 3 with Foster and Partners: 2. Prize

References
  1. "Knippershelbig".
  2. Baumeister B6 June 2009
  3. Ernst und Sohn; Stahlbau, July 2009
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