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Hall 3: Key features of the architecture

Aesthetically beautiful as well as functional: with its two buildings, Hall 3 and the Forum, Messe Frankfurt is expanding its floor space capacity to a hall area of over 320,000 m2. And such generous provision of space here combines with greatly innovative technology too. The Hall 3 counts as one of the most modern and most beautiful exhibition halls in the whole of Europe today.

Dimensions:

Ground plot: 220 x 140 m
Building height: 43 m
Gross capacity: 826,000 m3
Facade: 20,000 sqm
Two event levels with gross exhibition space totalling around 38,000 m².

Construction period: 17 months
Construction start date: 1st March 2000
First use: August 2001 (Tendence)

Construction:
Roofage: 40,000 sqm
Roof span: The roof spans 165 m in an east-west direction and is trussless. Structural framework: Twin-arched supporting framework of posts made from straight steel pipes with flexurally resistant ties, lying on six so-called A-frames. The roof structure comprises a total of five steel arches composed of four segments each.

Material:

Earth works: 95,000 m³ of earth moved
Concrete: 45,000 m³ of concrete used
Structural steel: 10,000 t of steel used
Cabling: 368 km of cabling laid
Glass: 10,600 sq. m of glass used

Architecture:

The top British architect and industrial designer Nicholas Grimshaw designed the hall's glass structure. The upper level of the hall has been designed such that it is trussless so that hardly any constraints are placed on the design in terms of height and width.

Logistics and service
The new Hall 3 can be serviced from all four sides. Eight 4 m x 6 m heavy-duty cargo lifts with a load capacity of 15 tonnes ensure that exhibitors can erect and dismantle their stands without any problems. Visitors are brought to their desired destination via numerous escalators and passenger lifts. Hall 3 is linked to the Via Mobile on the mezzanine level and thus to all the other halls. Four bistros, two restaurants and one bar take care of our human need for sustenance.

Hall 3

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Material:
Earth works: 95,000 m³ of earth moved Concrete: 45,000 m³ of concrete used Structural steel: 10,000 t of steel used Cabling: 368 km of cabling laid Glass: 10,600 sq. m of glass used

Architecture:
The top British architect and industrial designer Nicholas Grimshaw designed the hall's glass structure. The upper level of the hall has been designed such that it is trussless so that hardly any constraints are placed on the design in terms of height and width.

Logistics and service The new Hall 3 can be serviced from all four sides. Eight 4 m x 6 m heavy-duty cargo lifts with a load capacity of 15 tonnes ensure that exhibitors can erect and dismantle their stands without any problems. Visitors are brought to their desired destination via numerous escalators and passenger lifts. Hall 3 is linked to the Via Mobile on the mezzanine level and thus to all the other halls. Four bistros, two restaurants and one bar take care of our human need for sustenance.