Specialized engineering office for the planning and design of combined artificially refrigerated bobsleigh, skeleton and luge tracks.
Ingenieurbüro Gurgel + Partner Consulting Engineers
Leipzig (Weinligstr. 11, 04155) · Leipzig (Calvisiusstr. 38, 04177)New on Amplifa
About IBG + Partner
IBG + Partner is an engineering office based in Leipzig that plans, calculates and designs combined bobsleigh, skeleton and luge tracks. The company covers all planning phases: master planning of the sports facility, preliminary and design planning of the track in horizontal and vertical projection, calculation of speeds, g-forces and driving dynamics, as well as the dimensioning of the cross-section profiles. In addition, cost estimates for the track body, detailed planning of safety systems, foundations and weather protection, and coordination of the cooling design with specialist planners are offered. The office's track design software is updated annually; parametric design, BIM, Rhino/Grasshopper and renderings are used for modeling and visualization. During the construction phase, IBG + Partner advises contractors and coordinates the consultations with the technical commissions of the international federations IBSF and FIL up to homologation. Since 1985, practically all artificially refrigerated tracks in the competition calendar of the international federations have been designed, including eight Olympic tracks.
- Site
- Leipzig
- Processes
- Planning and design of bobsleigh, skeleton and luge tracks (master plan design), Track design: preliminary and design planning, calculation of speed and g-forces,, Parametric design, 3D modeling and visualizations (BIM, Rhino/Grasshopper, renderings), Detailed planning of track-specific elements (safety system, foundations, weather protection,, Construction consulting and construction supervision, cost calculation, coordination with the, Master plan design, Track design (preliminary and design planning, speed and g-force calculations, cross-section, Cost estimate for track body construction
- Materials
- Parametric Design / BIM, Proprietary track design software
- Founded
- 1993
- Employees
- 6
- Industries
- Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge, Sports facility construction, Olympic Winter Games
- 01
Master plan design of the sports facility
- 02
Track design: preliminary and design planning, speed and
- 03
Parametric design, 3D modeling (BIM, Rhino/Grasshopper) and
- 04
Detailed planning of safety systems, foundations, weather protection;
- 05
Cost estimate for track body construction
- 06
Construction consulting and coordination with IBSF/FIL
- 07
Homologation support
Services and Methods
Parametric Design / BIM
3D modeling of tracks with Rhino/Grasshopper including visualizations and renderings for media and promotion.
Proprietary track design software
Calculation of speed, g-forces and driving dynamics; annual updates in line with sport and construction technology.
Locations
Leipzig (Weinligstr. 11)
DEOffice
Leipzig (Calvisiusstr. 38)
DEOffice (former/alternative address)
Projects and Track Design
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning and design of bobsleigh, skeleton and luge tracks (master plan design)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Track design: preliminary and design planning, calculation of speed and g-forces,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Parametric design, 3D modeling and visualizations (BIM, Rhino/Grasshopper, renderings)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Detailed planning of track-specific elements (safety system, foundations, weather protection,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Construction consulting and construction supervision, cost calculation, coordination with theEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1968
Udo Gurgel involved in the planning of the first fully computer-calculated artificial ice track in Oberhof (WTZ Sportbauten Leipzig)
- 1985
Start of track design references; practically all artificially refrigerated tracks in the competition calendar of the international federations
- 1993
Foundation of Ingenieurbüro Gurgel (IBG) by Udo Gurgel in Leipzig
- 2000–2006
Cesana Sliding Center, Torino 2006
- 2004
Foundation of Ingenieurbüro Gurgel + Partner Consulting Engineers (according to Yellow Pages)
- 2004–2006
Whistler Sliding Center, Vancouver 2010
- 2006–2012
Sanki Sliding Center, Sochi 2014
- 2013–2015
New construction of the Chusovoi track, Russia
- 2015–2016
Conversion of Paramonovo, Russia
- 2018–2022
Reconstruction of Altenberg curves 11/12/13, new start at curve 9
- 2020–2021
Altenberg new start at curve 8; short track Schierke
- 2022–2025
Milano Cortina 2026, Pista Olympica Eugenio Monto