In the Saxon town of Meissen, world-famous for its porcelain manufactory, the newly built Porcelain Terrace was inaugurated. The building serves as a viewpoint for tourists and complements the porcelain museum. Customized precast concrete elements were manufactured and assembled on site by B+F Beton- und Fertigteilgesellschaft mbH Lauchhammer (BFL) for the building, which was designed by local architectural office Bretschneider and engineering office Hantke.
New tourist attraction in Meissen
The porcelain terrace has now been inaugurated opposite the porcelain museum in Böttger Park in the historic center of Meissen. The 3-metre-high terrace consists of various concrete elements from BFL and offers visitors several seating areas and information opportunities. It is intended to serve as a new visitor attraction and gives tourists a good view of the porcelain museum.
Customised production of concrete elements
A total of 22.3 m3 of coloured concrete was used for the various precast elements. These were produced at the B+F Beton- und Fertigteilgesellschaft mbH Lauchhammer plant and transported to Meißen by truck. There, the individual elements were lifted, positioned and joined together using a mobile crane. The concrete elements are of various sizes with individual weights of up to 8 tonnes. Some of the components are equipped with display cases that provide information about porcelain production. One structural highlight is a glass window embedded in the terrace floor, which is filled with porcelain shards.
Porcelain terrace inaugurated by the mayor of Meissen
On 9 July, the Meissen Porcelain Terrace was opened by the mayor of the city, Olaf Raschke, and the managing director of Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meißen GmbH, Dr Tillmann Blaschke, in perfect weather. In his speech, Raschke expressed his delight: "This new terrace makes porcelain more visible and perceptible in the townscape and is also the starting point for the Porcelain Trail, where you can walk in the footsteps of the white gold." In his speech, Dr Blaschke praised the unique shape of the new construction, which combines the look of concrete and porcelain and thus perfectly complements the porcelain manufactory. He also emphasised the importance of porcelain as a tourist magnet for the city of Meissen and the region.
Versatile concrete elements from Lauchhammer
The porcelain terrace in Meissen is the next successful project for BFL in the field of architectural structures. The company from southern Brandenburg is known for its customised concrete products. B+F Beton- und Fertigteilgesellschaft mbH Lauchhammer also has a versatile product portfolio of precast reinforced concrete elements for a wide range of applications. These include track support plates, track and vehicle scales, prefabricated buildings, as well as bridge elements and property protection elements.
