It was no longer financially viable solely as a bull ring and so refurbishment designs were approved for a roof for the first time in the building’s history; retractable for traditional bull fighting displays but that could close for concerts and other events.
To achieve this, the opening roof needed to be robust, deliver high capacity and reliability, but also be dynamic and contemporary in design and aesthetics.
SERAPID was instructed to realise the brief and make the architectural kinetics a reality.
The result is a central 36 metre diameter section of the roof, comprising six segments each weighing 7 tonnes, that can slide into precise positions using horizontal movement. Installed easily, SERAPID’s LinearBeam actuators make light work of moving these seismic structural elements. The non-hydraulic, electro-mechanical technology works using SERAPID’s rigid chain pull-push technology that was adapted for the project so that it could operate outdoors with very low maintenance.
Renewal Society Campo Pequeno Urban (SRUCP)