What is Metropol Parasol made of?

The project consists of six large timber parasols shading the Plaza de la Encarnación and protecting an archaeological site. The parasols, constructed in a mushroom-shaped timber lattice, frame the structure and create shadows that move continuously throughout the day.

How was the Metropol Parasol built?

Ultimately, the Parasol structure was designed as a square waffle-grid system of interlocking, CNC-milled timber fastened with steel connectors and high-strength glue. The wood itself is laminated Kerto-Q LVL, manufactured by Finnforest in Aichach, Germany, in sheets measuring approximately 131 by 7 feet.

When was the Metropol Parasol built?

2005
Setas de Sevilla/Constructions started

Why was the Metropol Parasol built?

The design scheme and the idea of Metropol Parasol was to offer shade, a valuable ‘service’ in a city as sunny and hot as Seville, and so make the square, which used to operate as a parking lot more livable.

What is the largest wooden structure in the world?

The tallest standing wooden structure is Gliwice Radio Tower (118 metres or 387 feet). The tallest ever wooden structure was the tower of Mühlacker radio transmitter (190 metres or 620 feet, destroyed in 1945).

Who made Metropol Parasol?

Jürgen Mayer
Setas de Sevilla/Architects

Where is the Metropol Parasol?

Seville
The Metropol Parasol, popularly known as the Mushrooms of the Incarnation, is a wooden structure with 2 concrete columns that hold the access elevators to the viewpoint and is located in the central Plaza de la Encarnación in the city of Seville. It measures 150 x 70 metres and is approximately 26 metres high.

How high can you build in timber?

Heavy timber construction is currently limited to a height of 85 feet. Architects can design taller wood structures, but they must demonstrate that the design meets the prescribed code and performs as well or better than a similar concrete or steel structure.

How tall is the Metropol Parasol in metres?

It was designed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer and completed in April 2011. It has dimensions of 150 by 70 metres (490 by 230 ft) and an approximate height of 26 metres (85 ft) and claims to be the largest wooden structure in the world. Its appearance, location, delays and cost overruns in construction resulted in much public controversy.

Where is the Metropol Parasol in Seville Spain?

The Metropol Parasol was raised on a rectangular area of approximately 15,000m2, corresponding to the old Plaza de la Encarnación, in the heart of the Old Town of the city of Seville, Spain, in the Alfalfa neighborhood.

What are the names of the streets in parasol?

The circle, clockwise from the north, Regina, Alcazar, Image, José Luis Luque, Bridge and Pellón, Company, Laraña and José Gestoso streets leading to the square. The square, with a perimeter of 560 meters, was named the former convent, now defunct, of the Order of St. Augustine whose building occupied part of the square.

What kind of structure is a parasol made of?

The parasols, constructed in a mushroom-shaped timber lattice, frame the structure and create shadows that move continuously throughout the day.