Quader substation: Construction pit completed

After the ground-breaking ceremony was held in August 2017 for the new substation of IBC Energie Wasser Chur at the corner of Masanserstrasse and Quaderstrasse, the securing of the construction pit was completed at the beginning of November. Space constraints and a tight schedule made the project a challenge.

 

 

On 17 August, the first excavator shovel cut into the soil at the construction site (image 1). A total of 19,000 cubic metres had to be excavated within the space of two months – no easy task between two busy roads in the heart of the metropolitan area. However, the task was completed with ingenuity and a high degree of coordination. The excavation and the securing of the construction pit were carried out in parallel (images 2, 3 and 4). The new substation will provide, among others, the hospitals, the old people’s homes, the old part of the city and the railway area with electricity and for that will transform the electric voltage from the high-voltage level (60,000 V) to the medium-voltage level (10,000 V). A total of 7 kilometres of non-tensioned nails, 120 tonnes of injection material and 450 cubic metres of shotcrete were used (images 5, 6 and 7).

 

 

The progress of the construction of the substation can be followed on our webcam.

Fanzun AG

Architects · Engineers · Consultants: As a general planner with sites in Chur, Samedan, Scuol, Zurich and Berne, Fanzun AG has more than 50 years of experience in construction. The company’s portfolio comprises challenging projects in the areas of tourism, industry, infrastructure and residential construction. That this also includes some award-winning constructions is down to the integrated approach adopted by Fanzun. More than 80 generalists and specialists combine their knowledge and offer the entire range of construction and real estate services at a high level – from strategic planning and consulting to design to the energy concept and the construction management.

Kontakt

Fanzun AG – Architects · Engineers · Consultants

Heidi Zimmermann

Head of the Administration Department

Salvatorenstrasse 66

7000 Chur

 +41 58 312 88 03

 heidi.zimmermann@fanzun.swiss