Padiglione Thailandia

Le strutture in elevazione sono realizzate interamente in carpenteria metallica di qualità S275; a costituire l’ossatura del padiglione sono travi HE, IPE e UPN, oltre a profili cavi a sezione circolare e controventi in tubolari rettangolari. La passerella di accesso “Naga” presenta telai in acciaio a sostegno del piano di camminamento e delle coperture, a verde per la parte adibita a negozi e in policarbonato per la zona di passaggio. Nell’edificio principale i piani sono costituiti da impalcati metallici con solette in lamiera grecata con getto di completamento e sono sostenuti da colonne in acciaio disposte su una maglia irregolare che si adatta al progetto architettonico. In ultimo, la struttura denominata Ngob è costituita da una struttura a forma di tronco di cono in cui le colonne disposte lungo il perimetro risultano unite da travi così da formare, ad ogni piano, degli anelli di irrigidimento. Al termine dell’esposizione, le strutture metalliche saranno smantellate e recuperate presso centri autorizzati.

The “Thai” Pavilion is three floors above-grade, rising to an overall height of about 15 meters, occupying a total area of about 3,000 square meters and essentially it is constituted by three portions immediately noticeable. The access ramp guides visitors accompanying them to the main building, with its design evoking divine symbolism typical of the Buddhist tradition. The central “Ngob” sums up the imagery of the whole project: the shape evokes the typical hat of Thai farmers and it’s the cover of the entrance hall and the exhibition hall on the first floor. In closing, the building, used as exhibition rooms, contains a wide open space and the room used as an auditorium, for a total capacity of 250 people.
The suitable elevated structures are made entirely of metal carpentry, grade S275; HE beams, IPE and UPN form the backbone of the pavilion, in addition to round hollow sections and bracings in rectangular hollow sections. The access ramp “Naga” has steel frames to support the walkway plane and the roofing, in green for the part dedicated to shops and in polycarbonate for the passing area. In the main building the plans consist of steel decks with pads in corrugated steel sheet with a cast of completion and are supported by steel columns arranged in an irregular grid that fits the architectural design. Lastly, the structure named “Ngob” is constituted by a structure with the shape of a truncated cone in which the columns set along the perimeter are joined by beams in order to shape rings stiffeners, on each floor. After EXPO, the steel structures will be dismantled and retrieved at authorized centers.