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Colombo Center Roofs
Lisbon, Portugal
Architecte Fernando Silva
Typologie Membrane Structures
Date Juin, 1997
Maîtrise d'ouvrage Sonae
The roof of the Colombo Shopping Centre was built over an already existing swimming pool, with a covered surface area of 3,100m2. The main condition required in the design was simple dismantling of the structure.

The tensegrity-type structure consists of two cable frames: an upper pressure cable, a lower suction cable and a central shore.
The cables are anchored to masts stayed to the existing structure.

Each cable frame covers a span of 15.0m.

In order to permit manual assembly and dismantling of the structure, the central shore was made of epoxy fiberglass.
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The roof of the Colombo Shopping Centre was built over an already existing swimming pool, with a covered surface area of 3,100m2. The main condition required in the design was simple dismantling of the structure.

The tensegrity-type structure consists of two cable frames: an upper pressure cable, a lower suction cable and a central shore.
The cables are anchored to masts stayed to the existing structure.

Each cable frame covers a span of 15.0m.

In order to permit manual assembly and dismantling of the structure, the central shore was made of epoxy fiberglass.
Colombo Center Roofs
Lisbon, Portugal
Architecte Fernando Silva
Typologie Membrane Structures
Date Juin, 1997
Maîtrise d'ouvrage Sonae
Mission Detailed design and construction support
The roof of the Colombo Shopping Centre was built over an already existing swimming pool, with a covered surface area of 3,100m2. The main condition required in the design was simple dismantling of the structure.

The tensegrity-type structure consists of two cable frames: an upper pressure cable, a lower suction cable and a central shore.
The cables are anchored to masts stayed to the existing structure.

Each cable frame covers a span of 15.0m.

In order to permit manual assembly and dismantling of the structure, the central shore was made of epoxy fiberglass.
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