lúcio santos: September 2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion

older site photos, provided by Manuela Gatto.

interior view of the "belly" / central pile cap with steel plate "diaphrams".

interior view of the steel plate "diaphrams".

view from beneath the steel plate "diaphrams".

1:1 facade mockup

Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion - Zaha Hadid & Patrik Schumacher

here are a few more photos of the bridge on site, provided by Manuela Gatto.

bridge deck was created by a series of "diaphrams" or ribs with steel paneling underside, bent and welded at the central support "belly" to form double curvature. 2 spinal arches "top chords" transfer loads to the pilecaps at both ends and centre of the bridge. connecting the deck to the "top chords" is the faceted diagrid which also acts as the secondary facade structure.

it was a great project to work on, rationalizing the geometry from the competition stage to construction documents, achieving repetition in the facade panelization while using planar structural elements to reduce cost.

all modeling was done in Rhino 3. Shop drawings were generated from a Catia 3d model.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

cabana

further development of the cabana module as a double-sided system sharing a central media / structural base.

Lúcio Santos, AIA, LEED

A registered architect in the state of New York. He graduated from the Architectural Association Design Research Lab [DRL] post-graduate program receiving a Master of Architecture and Urbanism, and the New Jersey School of Architecture [NJIT] where he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree.

His work experience spans both the US and Europe where he has worked on projects ranging from high-end residential additions and housing complexes to pedestrian bridges, hotels, football stadiums and cultural pavilions. His interest in design as a process of formal experimentation has developed a varied body of work which is constantly evolving.

Lúcio has worked for Zaha Hadid Architects in London on the Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion for the 2008 World Expo. He was in charge of rationalizing the 3d geometry and overall design development of the bridge, where he worked closely with Arup London and Spanish steel fabricators, developing the primary structure and substructure to produce a repetitive system of panelization for the curved façade. Lúcio worked for SOM in New York as a Senior Designer, and as an Architect with FXFOWLE International Studio where he lead the design development of the building geometry and exterior envelope for the Museum of the Built Environment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

In 2004, Lúcio and his team presented their post-graduate design research thesis at the ‘Future Environments’ series held by onedotzero8 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts [ICA], London. He has been a guest critic at the AA, Columbia University, and other institutions.