D4S were tasked with designing the whole structure of the manège, which is a set of glulam portal frames supported by shallow foundations.
The foundations consist of reinforced concrete (RC) bases under the glulam columns and to reduce the size of the bases they have been connected by RC ties in the direction of the portal frames to improve their slide efficiency. The perimeter of the building consists of RC strip foundations to support the glazed façade, … Read more
