Steel lamellar hall
The steel lamellar hall was designed and built for the first time in Dessau in 1927 .
history
Hugo Junkers patented the system in 1924 (No. 459038) and 1925. It was based on the system by Friedrich Zollinger . However, since many halls were destroyed in the Second World War and no longer built after the war, this type of construction was increasingly forgotten.
technology
Your steel roof consists of standardized lamellas, gusset plates and purlins ; a modular system that could be marketed worldwide. For Walter Gropius it was a symbol of the beauty of technology. Because of its high degree of prefabrication, simple assembly and great robustness, it was able to spread quickly worldwide. Halls and hangars spanning up to 40 m were built according to the Junkers system.
Well-known halls
- Junkalor Dessau (former Kaloriferwerk, Hugo Junkers)
- The prototype stands here, threatened with demolition. The city's technology museum would like to dismantle the hall, rebuild it on its site and preserve it.
- The steel lamellar hall designed as a boathouse is in active use by the Junkers paddling community in Dessau.
- In active use by the “Hugo Junkers” Dessau eV flying club.
- There are 5 halls on the site. 3 are actively used and maintained by the local air sports clubs. 2 halls, which were previously used as depot halls of the Deutsches Museum , are in danger of collapsing due to the lack of maintenance measures
- The airfield has been closed in favor of London Heathrow Airport since 1978. The hall no longer exists.
The steel lamellar hall of the former calorific factory in Dessau, damaged by fire
Interior view of the steel lamellar hall on the edge of the Dessau airfield
At the top of the picture are the 3 active halls of the Oberschleißheim airfield
Interior view of the steel lamellar hall at RAF Shawbury base
