STRUCTURE DESIGN

FINAL THESIS PROJECT_ Pasaia Aktore Studio                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

The building intends to enhance conditions of public space while not standing in the way to the sea. Therefore construction rises from ground level, pretending it does not stand in a cement pillars forest. Six concrete frames, composed of big concrete pillars and Vierendeel beams, every 100 ft support the weight of the building.   These concrete pillars are the only contact with the ground. The Vierendeel beams support the 4 slabs creating a hanged structure, that has been designed in order to get the inner space as much diaphanous as possible, that is why such a reticular scheme formed by Vierendeel beams frames is needed.

View of one of the principal structral frames.It consists on two concrete pillars and a Vierendeel beam

ROW CLUB IN SESTAO_Bilbao / in collaboration with Ana Argüelles                                                                                                                                                                           

The project structure is born of the terrain. On one hand there is a base and the necessary spaces partitioned on ground floor and on the other hand the wooden system  frames holding the deck. That sequence of frames generates open spaces and high ceilings that demands the use of the building.