"Flying" roof in plastic composites

The roof of the Lindevang Metro Station in Copenhagen is 60 metres long and 7.5 metres wide and is a one-piece construction in plastic composites.

The roof is constructed by means of Fiberline planks mounted on a steel frame. The roof hangs on wires between two pylons at each end. Fiberline supplied the roof in seven sections which were assembled and glued on site. The special properties of Fiberline’s state-of-the-art profiles made it possible for the KHRAS architects to give the Lindevang metro station a distinctive architectural design.

Advantages:

• Low weight combined with high strength and rigidity
• Long service life and only cosmetic maintenance
• Robust surface with high finish
• Resistance to water, frost and salt
• Integration of lighting, cables and conduits
• Great design freedom

“Plastic composites are a state-of-the-art building material with great potential. Not least because it enables us to create an integrated design, allowing elements such as cables, lighting, reflectors, water etc. to be built into the actual composite modules,” says Architect Nille Juul-Sørensen from KHRAS Arkitekterne.