Artful use of geometry allows lightweight gridshells to span vast expanses of space. They provide all the efficiency of geodesic domes, but with playful forms and whimsical support conditions. Geometrica calls its gridshells "Freedomes®", its registered trademark for these structures in use since the mid 1990s.
Read MoreSince humans first began congregating in spiritual spaces centuries ago, they have practiced their faith within vast interiors of inspiring heights. Today is no exception as architects design prayer and assembly spaces with modern materials and innovative building systems.
Read MoreGeometrica proposed a bold and very different solution, a Freedome®, Geometrica's trade name for a free-style dome. The concept immediately inspired Percy Diaz to sketch a free-form plan. Geometrica considered the scope and scale of the new vision and confirmed that the Freedome could be built without increasing the budget.
Read MoreGeometrica supplied three bulk-storage structures for Carthage Cement's new plant in Djebel Ressas. The plant began to take shape in late 2010 and was completed in 2013. Designed to produce 5,800 tons of cement per day, it is now Tunisia’s largest and most technologically advanced cement plant.
Read MoreGeometrica's structural system attracted the attention of the director of PHB Weserhütte, S.A.'s technical department, José Ramón Prado, who saw Geometrica's Aguas Teñidas domes at a copper, zinc and lead mine in Andalucia, Spain. The combination of strength, beauty and flexible construction appealed to Prado, and he was further impressed with the economy of the Geometrica system.
Read MoreSurfaces that curve in opposite directions carry all sorts of awkward monikers: “warped,” “anti-clastic,” “minimal,” “inverse curvature,” “hyperbolic parabola.” Geometrica calls its own such structures Hyparwave™, which we hope more accurately reflects their beauty.
Read More“It’s beautiful,” said Bishop Agyinasare. “It is the largest auditorium in Ghana. You can see it from four or five miles away. When the sun is shining . . . ooooooo! And it has strips of translucent cladding so that, at night, you can see a big halo with light. It’s an awesome sight. “
Read MoreThis article details the background and construction of a coal storage circular dome for Indonesia’s largest fertilizer producer, PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (Pupuk-Kaltim). Geometrica was selected based on the company's ability to meet Pupuk-Kaltim's very specific logistical and environmental needs.
Read MoreFreedome® is Geometrica's trademark for free-style domes. These domes provide all the advantages of circular domes, but with a non-circular plan. Using the inherent strength of doubly curved surfaces Freedomes may clear spans up to 1000 ft (300m) and often are shaped to be the lightest structure to cover a specific free-form area.
Read MoreWhen you live on an island, blue skies and sunshine are a normal and natural part of your life. So when architect René Acosta Jr. was appointed to create the new Children’s Museum building in Carolina, Puerto Rico, he chose to make natural light and an ever-present view of the sky the signature for his breathtaking design.
Read MoreDomes are surfaces that curve in two directions. The most common domes spring from a circular base and for that we call them "circular domes" at Geometrica, even if their cross-section is not circular. So the term "circular dome" differentiates domes on a circular base from Freedomes® that spring from bases of other shapes.
Read MoreVaults are structures that span in one direction only, such as arches or longitudinal cylinders, also known as barrel vaults. Vault spans begin at around 40m and can reach over 100m. Geometrica vaults have been used as sports facilities, transportation terminals, aircraft hangars and for environmental protection.
Read MoreMany applications require roofs or covers that are flat, or nearly flat. Space frames provide efficient solutions for these requirements. The most common space frame geometries are called "offset rectangular grids", "square on square space frames", or simply "square grids".
Read More“We were already aware of Geometrica's systems,” said Geoffrey Piggott, the Keppels Seghers director of the Qatar facility. “But they visited us, and gave us an impressive proposal that was aesthetically attractive, cost competitive and had schedule advantages to us as well.”
Read MoreFree-form structures and domes can be used to cover large expanses of space in a variety of venues. Arenas, atria, museums, houses of worship, and industrial buildings all require large covered areas without intermediate columns.
Read MoreThe great silver dome reflected in the nearby water looks surreal. For a long time, however, it seemed that it would never even become real, but remain only an imaginative architect's rendering for a waste-to-energy facility.
Read MoreCaballero teamed with global storage company Geometrica, Inc. to propose a customized containment solution for the mine. Following review of the proposal and visits to other Geometrica bulk storage domes in South America by San Cristobal engineers, the project was awarded to the Caballero-Geometrica team.
Read MoreThe new Museo Soumaya in Mexico City has been described as “dazzling,” “a trapezoid in motion,” “a shiny silver cloud-like structure reminiscent of a Rodin sculpture,” and “the world’s flashiest museum.” Designed by maverick young architect Fernando Romero, it also was called “impossible to build.”
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