Architect
Arturo Vila
Date of construction:
October 1999
Design
Elevated sliding roof with a lowered arch cover geometry and supports at different level (bottom level = +3.00 m & top level = +7.50 m).
The facility is completed with a perimeter closure consisting of sliding aluminium panels.
Dimensions
37.67 m width × 34.04 m length × 10.35 m overall height.
Roof divided into 4 retractable central portions plus 2 fixed end portions.
Opening
Central towards both ends.
Speed
0.13 m/s.
Movement
Variable, with deceleration on contact between retractable roof portions.
Cladding
ON THE ROOF, cellulare polycarbonate sheets, 16 mm, opaline white colour.
ON THE ALUMINIUM SLIDING CARPENTRIES, double glass units => laminated glass 3+3/12/3+3 mm, colourless and transparent.
Transmission
Rack and pinion
Anti-wind system
Electronic anemometer, mechanical blocking and wind-arrestors.