Tracing Tree

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Informations

Place: Milan
Typology: Steel structure
Beginning year: 2009
End year: 2009
Work: structural project and construction site supervision
Architectural project: Antonio Barrese

Project description

The structure has a steel circular basement. On the perimeter a parapet is installed. It is 2,1 m heigh amd linked though joints. The structure has tubes. To 12 m height the pipe is 750x6mm, from 12 m to 2 m the pipe measures 650x6 mm, from 2 m to 30 m the tube measures 330x5mm.

The connection is given by flanged bolted joints. On the top a revolving structure is installed. It is made up of profiles IPE 160 with diameter 2 m. The tree is linked to the basement through a bolted flange and rafters made up of tubolar profiles 120x120x4 that are placed at 1.70 height from the basement. They provide distribution of effort on the platform.

Eight cables with led lighting system are linked to the tree. They go down from the top and attach to the rotanting below structure. At 3 m a rotanting frame structure stands on bearings around the pillar. The rotanting structure is constistuted of 8 welded frame beams which are made up of horizontal and vertical tubes.

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