Article source: JBMC Arquitetura & Urbanismo

The Uruguai Station is located on Tijuca neighborhood, in the North of Rio de Janeiro, and it is part of the extended Line 1 of the metro. The station occupies an old parking area for trains, known as “Rabicho da Tijuca”. The previous space, with reduced height and limited structural spans, was not suitable for a metro station.

Image Courtesy © Nelson Kon

• Architects: JBMC Arquitetura & Urbanismo
• Project: Uruguai Metro Station
• Location: Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
• Software used: AutoCAD, SketchUP
• Photography: Nelson Kon
• PHASE: Design Development, Construction Drawings and Construction Consultancy
• JBMC ARCHITECTS: Beatriz Pimenta Corrêa, Cecilia Pires, Cynthia Melo, Emiliano Homrich, Frederico Freitas, Gabriela Assis, João Batista Martinez Corrêa, Pedro Câmara and Sandra Morikawa
• JBMC: Caio D´Alfonso, Carina Oshita, Diogo Luz, Mariana Nito, Nara Borges and Raffaella Yacar
• CONSULTANTS: Paulo Ricardo Mendes – Structure Milton Coimbra – Ventilation and Air Conditioning Flávio Baraboskin  Marco Pelaes – Materials
• CONTRIBUTORS: Carlos Azevedo Arquitetura, Elcio Y Yokoyama Arquitetura
• 3D RENDERING: Cassio Oba Osanai

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