Major Component Assembly Hall, Airbus A380

The first new building to form part of the expansion of the Airbus factory in Hamburg to house production facilities for the Airbus 380 is a steel structure with the main girders outside, spanning an unobstructed shop floor measuring 120 m x 350 m. The façades are divided into large areas of glazing and aluminium cladding with integrated ribbon glazing. Inside, three bar shaped building structures line each of the long sides.