We worked with architect jurgen mayer h to develop its awardwinning design. It was designed by the german architect jurgen mayer and completed in april 2011. Metropol parasol seville, spain 20052011 metropol parasol, is a place of identification and to articulate sevilles role as one of the worlds most fascinating cultural destinations. Metropol parasol the worlds largest wooden structure. Converged infrastructure solutions parasol software. The new development, seville parasol, is intended to revitalise an uninspiring area. The general feel of the designs were inspired by the city of seville itself vaulted church interiors, moorish ornaments, such as andalusian grilles, and large sprawling trees. Metropol parasol has a mixeduse character that initiatives a dynamic development for culture and commerce in the heart of seville. The last feature is the best, offering views of the city from 30 metres up, including a large mirador, viewing area, at the very top of the building. Structural and material engineering did not drive the parasol until later in its development. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title metropol. The metropol parasol is a product of the unlikely union of technological progress and economic decline, a bold, digitally engineered form that the people of sevilla are still coming to terms with. It has dimensions of 150 by 70 metres 490 by 230 ft and an approximate height of 26 metres 85 ft and claims to be the largest wooden structure in the world.
Only kerto is able to be used in large and complex structures such as the metropol parasol due to its excellent strengthtoweight ratio. Metropol parasol seville, spain attractions lonely planet. The metropol parasol, known locally as las setas the mushrooms, is one of sevilles iconic modern landmarks. Metropol parasols mixused character initiates a dynamic development for culture and commerce in the heart of seville and beyond. Parasol software engineers possess a wide expertise, gained by the years of comprehensive it services in dubai, to understand the needs, plan, calculate the optimal costs and implement the converged infrastructure solutions.
The site area cover by this project was around 18,000 square meters with the building area of 5,000 square meters. Its six mushroomlike parasols have now turned an isolated market square into a new neighbourhood for seville. Its towering presence was constructed in 2011, making it the. It is an archaeological site a number of years ago roman houses were discovered where it now stands and the parasol serves as a cover for these interesting relics of the ancient world. The elements are glued kertoq lvl, which are arranged in an orthogonal grid of 1. As described by the architects, the project expands the materiality of architecture, reaching beyond the physical with the exploration of space. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and owned by third party users. It is not only the resulting structure that is gigantic.
Metropol parasol surface structure design report 1. The metropol parasol was built in the historic center of seville in spain. Metropol parasols surface structure system by kelvin ng. Most important to the 2004 competitionwinning entry was the spatial configuration and sectional layering that makes the metropol parasol at once a shading canopy and elevated plaza, but also a farmers market, restaurant, shopping arcade, roof. The data of the architectural model were directly integrated into the programs of the structural designers, engineers and the construction company. Metropol parasols character initiates a dynamic development for culture and commerce in the heart of seville. This longspanning structure measures up to 492 feet long, 246 feet wide, and 92 feet high. The gluea new formula developed by the fraunhofer institute, according to mayerhardens inside the customengineered joints where steel connectors penetrate the wood. Its appearance, location, delays and cost overruns in construction resulted in much public controversy.
Amazing modern urban insertion metropol parasol in seville by j mayer h architects homesthetics insp duration. Metropol parasol, the winning proposal, is a fourlevel scheme, in which six parasols in the form of giant mushrooms stand out. Today, the metropol parasol is commonly used as a meeting spot for locals or as a shaded place to hangout during the hot summer months. The metropol parasol scheme with its imposing timber structure offers a range of attractions and amenities to be used by the public. The metropol parasol is the worlds largest building to be held together primarily by glue. Festivities began with the opening of the market hall. Breaking boundaries through the design of elaborate forms is nothing new to the office, as witnessed by projects such as the danfoss universe 2007, dupli casa 2008, and the mensa karlsruhe 2006 the latter project featuring an earlier version of some of the innovative construction principles developed for the metropol parasol.
The metropol parasol an engineering adventure arup. Metropol parasol, seville, spain lafargeholcim foundation. The metropol parasol has a cultural purpose as well as a commercial one. Metropol parasol, sevilles controversial wild mushrooms. Neues schauspielhaus, a theatre and concert hall destroyed in world war ii, whose facade survived and was renamed metropol. In fact the presence of these ruins dictated the architecture to an extent at least. Entitled metropol parasol, the massive timber structure which is one of the largest timber structures built in the world draws. The elements are glued kerto lvl qpanels, which are arranged in an orthogonal grid of 1. Metropol parasol is one of the largest projects completed so far by j.
Project update 2011 metropol parasol has a mixeduse character that initiatives a dynamic development for culture and commerce in the heart of seville. Metropol parasol is approximately 50 m long, 75 m wide and 28 m high. Integral planning and the intense electronic exchange of data between all parties in the planning process were essential elements for the development and construction of metropol parasol. Spotting the promise in the mushroomlike canopy emerging from.
Metropol parasol is a new landmark of the city of seville a place of identification and presentation of sevilles role as one of the most fascinating cultural places in spain. A celebration was held on december 19, 2010 to mark the partial completion of the metropol parasol project. Never ones to sit back and wait for things to happen, we sped over to seville in 2010 to check out the metropol parasol by german architect j mayer h, when it was still under construction. The project exemplifies how architects and engineers can collaborate to deliver transformational projects. H architects, becomes the new icon for seville, a place of identification and to articulate sevilles role as one of the worlds most fascinating cultural destinations. Project of timber panel design for metropol parasol in seville, spain designed with structural analysis software rfem by customer of dlubal software. Metropol parasol one of the worlds largest wooden buildings. Apart from opinions about its visual impact or its supposed condition as spectacle architecture, the fact is that the work took six years longer than initially envisaged and the first budget was tripled. Metropol parasol is the new icon project for sevilla, a place of identification and to articulate sevillas role as one of spains most fascinating cultural destinations. The metropol parasol is both a new landmark for the city of seville and an engineering adventure one of the largest timber structures ever built. The metropol parasol largest wooden structure in the. Find the escalators on the west side of the plaza and go down to the ticket office. Having worked with parasol over the past 4 years i can truly say they are a pleasure to deal and work with.
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