HESS FREE FORM

turned. 3D. shaped.

With HESS FREE FORM we realize fascinating and free-formed supporting structures, sculptures and building shells using glued laminated timber or other wood materials. Free-formed structures typically are composed of plenty of differently formed individual components which require a holistic planning and manufacture in which we have specialized during the last years. As pioneers in this segment we master every single process step and realize worldwide projects with HESS FREE FORM. Another special feature we would like to point out is the possibility to also realize free-formed hybrid components - as an example those with a core cross section made from spruce and a beam layer made from premium-quality oak.

Areas of application

Buildings with special architectural structures
Free-formed constructions
Special projects such as concrete formwork

Advantages

Leading experts for free-formed timber constructions
Longstanding experience in all required processes
Wide variety of solutions to offer
Flexible geometries

Projects

Bunjil Place

La Seine Musicale

Bunjil Place

King Abdulaziz Center

Toskana Therme

D1-Tower Dubai

MobiVersum VW

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HESS TIMBER Company brochure

Products

FREE FORMED PERFECTION

On the banks of the Seine in Boulogne-Billancourt, west of Paris, a ship-like building complex was built: “La Seine Musicale”. This cultural centre was designed by Shigeru Ban Jean de Gastines and opened in spring 2017. The building envelope is supported by a free-form and geometrically networked glulam timber structure and has a rotating photovoltaic sail. The sail follows the course of the sun and, in this way, maximises energy production. In this architectural jewel, HESS TIMBER was responsible for the design, manufacture, and assembly of the free-formed glulam structure.

PHOENIX CENTRAL PARK - PERFORMANCE SPACE

Phoenix Central Park is a gallery and performance space located in Sydney, Australia. The Performance Space consists of a singular bell-shaped clearing, made by stepped and contoured free-formed cross laminated timber components. Additionally, a glued laminated timber structure was used for the supporting, inclined beams, to which the cross laminated timber components were fixed.

PETALS OF A FLOWER

The four free-formed roofs of the D1 Tower are modelled as the petals of a flower. They serve as shading mediators between the air-conditioned interiors and the hot environment outside. The largest of the four roofs has a surface area of 600 m² and is unique due to the 370 different, individually manufactured glulam elements.