ZAHA HADID BENCHES

BENCHES IN A BRAND NEW HI-CON BINDER

Hi-Con has delivered 14 benches to The Winton Gallery at the Science Museum in London. The gallery floor's load capacity was limited to a maximum weight of 250 kg, which imposed specific requirements on the thickness of the benches' concrete shells. This made Hi-Con the ideal supplier for these benches, as Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) possesses the necessary properties.

For this purpose, a completely new type of binder was developed: CRC i4®. This type of concrete has excellent castability but contains neither fibers nor reinforcement, making it unsuitable for load-bearing structures.

To ensure the benches could be cast, demolded, and assembled on-site with very small tolerances, both molds and assembly concepts were developed specifically for this project.

You can read more about Ultra High Performance Concrete here.