Architect
Fernando Jorge Martins
Date of construction:
July 2006
Design
Elevated and motorized retractable roof with a polygonal cover shape and supports at different level (Bottom level: + 4.40 m – Top level: + 10.43 m from FFL).
Dimensions
31.95m width × 68.30m length × 13.26 m overall building height.
Roof divided into 10 modules, 8 of which are mobile and the other 2 are fixed.
Opening
Central towards both ends.
Speed
0.11 m/s
Movement
Variable, with deceleration on contact between mobile cover modules.
Cladding
ON THE ROOF, multi-wall polycarbonate sheets, 16 mm thick, opal white colour.
Transmission
Rack and pinion.
Anti-wind system
Electronic anemometer, mechanical blocking and wind-arrestors.