Coop logistics center in Schafisheim: structural engineering

In Schafisheim in the canton of Aargau, Coop has built a production and distribution center of gigantic proportions. At the time, the project was the largest private construction site in Switzerland. We led the engineering team and were involved in the large-scale project with various disciplines. Among other things, we planned the excavations and a large part of the structural systems.

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Daniel Graf

Director Structural Engineering
Zurich

+41 44 387 14 34

Jan Reifler

Director Structural Engineering
Zurich

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René Zemp

Director Structural Engineering
Kriens

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The new production and distribution center was a project of superlatives. The center, which employs 1,900 people, includes the largest bakery in Switzerland, a deep-freeze high-bay warehouse, an empties center and a biomass center. The site also has its own rail connection.

The building complex extends over five basement levels and reaches a height of 25 meters above ground level. This gives it the dimensions of a high-rise building. The planning and implementation of the building complex placed high demands on our geotechnical team. For example, the original gravel pit had to be converted into a stable excavation pit. The 30-meter-deep excavation pit comprised 7000 square meters of soldier pile wall, 900 anchors and various soil-nailed walls. The pile-slab foundation required 280 in-situ concrete bored piles. Our structural engineering team was also challenged: Among other things, a 25-metre-long baking oven weighing 3.5 tons per square meter had to be integrated into the structural concept.