Steel
Large scale
Awards project
A steel structure for a vertical wood, Barcelona
Spain
| Author | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Antonio Lara Silva |
| Working position: | Structural engineer |
| Company: | Most Enginyers, SL |
| Country: | Spain |
| Project information | |
|---|---|
| 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.
