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Cultural Buildings

Auditorio de Tenerife, Spain

Auditorio de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain - Due to the slender form of the building, the use of concrete for the realization of the structure was inevitable. A wide range of formwork expertise was required in order to complete this concert hall: from the use of the simple TRIO panel formwork for the foundations, climbing formwork for symmetrically-arranged round and curved sail-like walls, through to a very unusual special construction on the basis of the ACS self-climbing technology for the approx. 100 m long self-supporting roof assembly.
Auditorio de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain - All carriage movements are carried out using three independently operated hydraulic circuits: moving forward and retracting, positioning as well as shuttering and striking.
Auditorio de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain - Positioning of the VARIO GT 24 internal formwork for the curved and inclining sail-like walls. Anchoring the supports in the suspended intermediate slab served to carry the high horizontal loads from the bracing.
Auditorio de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain - Situated in a prominent position on the seafront on Tenerife, architect Santiago Calatrava presented a work of art.
Auditorio de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain - With the design of this spectacular structure, architect Santiago Calatrava has defied the basics of conventional architecture. Three different construction elements, which he described as “wings”, “nut” and “sail”, characterize the 58 m high building. (Photo: R. Mendez)
Auditorio de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain - The Auditorio de Tenerife is used as a concert hall and is an example of the almost unlimited possibilities provided by concrete construction. The formwork technology required for such a structure presented a special challenge which our engineers solved in a rational and safe manner.
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Project data

Location: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

  • Concert hall with over 2,000 seats
  • Height: 58 m
  • Architect: Santiago Calatrava

Requirements

  • slender concrete components finished to architectural quality
  • 100-m cantilevered wing roof made from steel skeleton and reinforced concrete shell

Customer

Ute Auditorio de Tenerife – Joint Venture NECSO and Dragados

Customer's benefit

  • concrete finish of architectural concrete quality
  • horizontally adjustable working platforms ensure high safety for the workers
  • regular weekly cycle for the 32 concreting stages of the wing roof
Antonio Castellanos
Senior Site Foreman

Due to the good cooperation between the construction team and PERI engineers, we could successfully implement the challenging formwork solutions.  We achieved outstanding results.

PERI solution

  • hydraulically operated special formwork carriage design based on ACS self-climbing technology for the roof construction
  • TRIO panel formwork for the foundations
  • climbing formwork for the symmetrically arranged round and curved sail-like walls
  • PERI UP falsework to support the wing roof

PERI systems in use