

B-ILD designed a new multifunctional Warot building for Winksele, open to all local users. The structure of “De Warot” consists of a steel skeleton with lightweight roof elements made of profiled and perforated steel sheeting. The main load-bearing lines form five bays with a regular spacing of 5.96 m. Despite the varying spans, the beams were designed as hyperstatic elements with the same section (HEB 220). They continue uninterrupted from the inside to the outside and therefore include a thermal break at the level of the glazed façade. In the transverse direction, frames are created by the HEA 200 beams and columns. To ensure horizontal stability, these frames are supported by closed masonry walls. Rainwater downpipes are integrated into the open sides of the column profiles. Custom baseplates were also provided, each anchored to the general foundation slab. The entire steel structure was coated with fire-resistant paint on site. The playground “De Helse Heuvels” is connected to “De Warot” by a new pedestrian bridge. The bridge was designed robustly to allow occasional traffic. The same straightforward logic was applied: two hot-dip galvanized steel HEB 300 profiles span 7.6 m, with a concrete deck cast between them. The open parapets include a lower rail in flat steel, bolted to the beams prior to the concrete works. On one side, the beams are fixed onto the foundation block; on the other, a bearing device was installed.