Library for Ministry of Culture
London Bridge – Client: MACE
Client: SF-MGC W.L.L
Scope: Structural Design
Status: Structure completed in August 2016.
Category: Institutional
Project Description:
Library for Ministry of Culture, Bahrain is a concrete building that cantilevers 6 meters over the road in a Heritage area of Bahrain. The building utilizes post tensioned concrete to span over 17m across the building without internal columns. Post tensioning has also been used in the walls to reduce the tension created by the large cantilever.