Avinguda Exèrcit 35-37
25194 Lleida
Spain
25194 Lleida
Spain
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
At Alisios Shopping Centre, a product from our Textile Architecture area and another from IASO's Outdoor Solutions range have been installed. This project aims to create a covered and personalised public space on the pedestrian street of Alisios Shopping Centre (Canary Islands), specifically at its North and South entrances.
The main idea was to create a shaded and colourful space in the widest parts of the streets, where the benches and rest areas are located. To this end, three ring-shaped structures were installed, fixed to the floor slab by posts: one Ø17.3 m ring for the north entrance and two overlapping rings of Ø13 and Ø18.76 m for the south entrance. All of them have a cable mesh forming squares of approximately 1 m, on which the micro-perforated canvases in different colours (white, green, yellow and orange) were then installed. This provides shade to the busy walkways and adds touches of colour to these greyer streets.
TECHNICAL BASE
The metal structures are constructed out of circular tubes of differing diameter, depending on whether they are for the top ring or for the pillars. Assembly is with joints bolted on site. Two zones are to be covered with two mesh roofs, one of them formed of two superimposed structures that share pillars. The North structure has a height of 8.15m supported by 4 pillars and a horizontal perimeter frame covering 235.24m² in total. The South structure has a height of 7m (for the small ring) and 8m (for the large ring) supported by 5 pillars and a horizontal perimeter frame covering 374.25m² in total. The cable mesh will form a 1 x 1m square, and knotted joining pieces will be placed at the crosses. The canvases will be placed inside the holes between the cables and will be fixed to them by springs. The cables will be anchored to the perimeter of the metal structure. The canvas, made of Soltis 86 micro-perforated fabric, will be manufactured in squares with perimeter rods and springs.
The Hercules awning has been installed in some shops, designed to be able to cover up to 70m² in general. The largest installed covers a surface area of 12 x 6m. It is the most suitable awning for the hotel and restaurant trade because it is strong and resistant, thanks to its mounts, profiles and double-chained arms.
