Metropol Parasol
The Metropol Parasol is a hybrid construction made of wood, concrete and steel in the old town of the Spanish city of Seville . He was from 2005 to April 2011 at the Plaza de la Encarnación built on the site of a former market hall from 1842. The building with organic structures was by the German architect Jürgen Mayer H. designed. The new landmark of Seville has a length of 150 meters, a width of 70 meters and a height of 26 meters and is considered to be the largest wooden structure in the world. In Seville, the construction is also known as Las Setas (translated: The Mushrooms) or Las Setas de la Encarnación . Its appearance, location, construction delays, and construction cost overruns sparked public controversy.
For the design of the Metropol Parasol, the architect Mayer received the Best of the best 2012 award from the Red Dot Design Awards and the structure was nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2013.
description
The construction consists of six parasol- like structures with a mushroom-like shape, which are connected in places to form a sun protection. The building was inspired by the columns of Seville Cathedral and the weeping fig trees in the nearby Plaza del Cristo de Burgos.
Under the Metropol Parasol there are shops, a market, bars, restaurants and an archaeological museum, the Antiquarium , which contains remains from Roman and Moorish times. In addition, the building with the raised plaza enables public events to be held in the open air. On the roof there are event rooms as well as walkways that allow a clear view over the city.
3500 cubic meters of laminated veneer lumber and 700 tons of steel were used for the construction . It consists of 3400 different components.
history
A market has been held in a market hall on the square since the 19th century. Part of the market hall was demolished in 1948 and the rest of the market in 1973. The idea for a redesign of the Plaza de la Encarnación was born in the 1980s. Initially, the construction of an office building with garages was planned. Historical ruins were discovered during construction and construction was stopped. In 2004 the city launched an international competition to redesign the square. From the 800 participants, Jürgen Mayer from Berlin won with his design.
construction
Construction began on June 26, 2005. The cost was estimated at 50 million euros and completion is forecast for June 2007. But difficulties soon arose. In May 2007 the Arup engineering office informed the city administration that the implementation was not feasible for technical reasons. Then alternatives were developed. Finally, the construction was reinforced in 2009. Due to the delays, construction costs increased. The completion took place in April 2011.
Web links
- Wojciech Czaja: Mushrooms over it . In: The Standard . April 22, 2011
- Website of the architect Mayer H. on the project
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Schmid, George Faller, Dipl.-Ing. Jan ‐ Peter Koppitz in Bautechnik, magazine for the entire civil engineering , issue 88 (October 2011), pages 715–722
- ↑ Volker Schmid: Metropol Parasol Sevilla - a new landmark for timber engineering . In: forum-holzbau.de (PDF; 1.8 MB), accessed on September 7, 2019
- ^ Brendan Sainsbury: Travel - Seville goes green . In: British Broadcasting Corporation . January 6, 2012, accessed March 6, 2013. (English)
- ^ Carlos Marmol: Un proyecto imposible . In: diariodesevilla.es , February 2, 2010, accessed March 6, 2013 (Spanish).
Coordinates: 37 ° 23 ′ 35.7 " N , 5 ° 59 ′ 30.8" W.