Article source: Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS sprl, architects & engineers

The plan to create a steel tent to serve a multipurpose public space was discussed on 22 September 2017 during a meeting with Nicolas De Abajo at Arcelor Mittal’s research centre in Avilés, next to the steelworks and its blast furnaces.

The municipality decided it should be located at the southern end of the city on an adjoining 130m/side equilateral triangle, in the north, the «Pabellón de Exposiciones de La Magdalena», so it could serve in particular, as an extension of the exhibition centre and a public market.

Made of extremely thin perforated sheets stretched between a central 15-m-high mast and a 73.322-m-diameter peripheral ring, the circular structure covers an area of 4,222.4 m². It rises 10 m above the ring, which is 5 m above the ground to allow access for trucks.

The rainproof cover must be sufficiently transparent during the day to allow natural light to penetrate and sufficiently opaque at night to allow artificial reflective lighting on its intrados.

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• Architects: Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS sprl, architects & engineers
• Project: 646 – Sketch Of A Steel Tent For A Multipurpose Public Space
• Location: Avilés, Spain
  
• Client: CITY of AVILES / ARCELOR-MITTAL
• Design and Management: Dr Ir Ph. Samyn
• Partner in Charge: Dr Ir Ph. SAMYN
• Partner in Charge: Ph. Samyn
• Consultant Partner: D. Mélotte
• Associates: K. Ammor, V. Pascu.
• Project Timeline: 229 hours as of 2018-08-14

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