Steel
Large scale
Awards project
A steel structure for a vertical wood, Barcelona
Spain
Author | |
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Name: | Antonio Lara Silva |
Working position: | Structural engineer |
Company: | Most Enginyers, SL |
Country: | Spain |
Project information | |
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Project country: | Spain |
Project location: | Barcelona |
Consulting company: | Most Enginyers, SL / Jardinería Artística Babilon SL. |
CAD/FEA software: | CYPE 3D, Tekla Structures, Robot Structural Analysis |
The aim of the project was to design a steel structure, and several of its components, for sustaining one of the first vertical woods in the world. The project was promoted by La Caixa Foundation as a gift for the 20-year anniversary of Barcelona’s CaixaForum. The structure accommodates 22,000 plants, 12 high-dimensioned suspension trees, and all connected services, and has a 535 m² surface area, using 60 tons of steel.