1. Cable Trusses. Solution to Large Scale Glazing. Stefan Trifonov August, 2011

2. A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city. Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

3. A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city. Contemporary museums and galleries around the world Paris

4. A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city. Milwaukee Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

5. Guggenheim, New York A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city. Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

6. A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city. London Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

7. A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city. Kalmar Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

8. A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city. Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

9. Sofias museum of contemporary art. A far-off dream. Sofiiski arsenal. Until recently an old, crumbling building, which now accommodates the museum of contemporary art in Sofia.

10. Sofias museum of contemporary art. A far-off dream. Boyko Kadinovs vision for renovation of the building and turning it into a museum.

11. Sofias museum of contemporary art. A far-off dream. Architectural designStructural design for restoration of the main structureDesign of all kind of installationsLandscaping Scope of the official design: NO CONCIDERATIONS ABOUT THE FAÇADE STRUCTURE!!!

12. The glass skin of the evacuation staircase. The diamond of the building.

13. The glass skin of the evacuation staircase. Rough idea instead of comprehensive design. The problems

14. The glass skin of the evacuation staircase. Rough idea instead of comprehensive design. Problems of load bearing single cables: Large deflections High pretensioning Large axial force from external loads

15. The glass skin of the evacuation staircase. Rough idea instead of comprehensive design. Problems of load bearing single cables: High pretensioning Large axial force from external loads LARGE LOADS IMPOSED ON THE MAIN STRUCTURE

17. The glass skin of the evacuation staircase. Rough idea instead of comprehensive design. Problems of load bearing single cables:

18. The glass skin of the evacuation staircase. Rough idea instead of comprehensive design. Problems of load bearing single cables:

19. The glass skin of the evacuation staircase. Rough idea instead of comprehensive design. Problems of load bearing single cables: Deformed shape of the main structure from cable forces

20. The glass skin of the evacuation staircase. THE SOLUTION...

21. ~ 10 TIMES REDUCTION OF INTERNAL FORCES

22. The glass skin of the evacuation staircase. SOME SPECIFIC DETAILS...

23. The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.

27. ERECTION... Sofias museum of contemporary art.

28. Sofias museum of modern art.

30. Sofias museum of contemporary art. DAYS BEFORE OPENING...

42. CONCLUSION... Sofias museum of contemporary art.

43. CONCLUSION Sofias museum of contemporary art. A COMPERHENSIVE STRUCTURAL FAÇADE DESIGN IS A MUST !!!

44. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Stefan Trifonov, M.Sc.Engeng.st.trifonov@gmail.com