A Modern Membrane Roof for Dresden Railway Station
The owner of the building, DB Station & Service AG, has entrusted the modernization of the station, a partially protected historic monument, to the renowned British architect Lord Norman Foster of Thames Bank. Foster will combine the station's historic character with modern functional architecture in order to create a bright, friendly atmosphere for the roughly 70,000 people who visit the station daily.
The glass fabric membrane used in this project is from Verseidag-Indutex GmbH, and mass-produced by Skyspan GmbH (Europe). The membranes consist of coated glass fabric with a tensile strength of up to several tons per square inch, while weighing only four ounces per square foot.