Metropol Parasol
April 29, 2011 ⋅ Design ⋅ by Staff ⋅ 835 Views

Following a competition held by the city of Seville, Spain back in 2004, a redevelopment project was initiated to build the Metropol Parasol at the site of the city’s Plaza de la Encarnacíon. Designed by J. MAYER H. Architects, the Metropol Parasol took five years to build at a cost of €90 million and is the world’s largest wooden structure, spanning a total of 12,670 square meters. Featuring a series of interweaving waffle-like panels that architecturally form canopies and walkways, the timber structure will serve as a giant farmer’s market, archeological site and an elevated plaza containing numerous restaurants and bars, marking the city of Seville as the newest urban center and a must-see destination.

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  • Albert Hanna

    You’ve got to be there. The bases are dwarfed by the size and extent of the canopy above you.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EPFWVVFA7WYBETMXK4RSFQZLAE Sass

    Spain gets money from the European Union every year cos it’s considered to be the poor cousin of Europe!!!  It’s good to see them making use of the 90 Million Euro’s this cost to build….it’s so sad that Spain’s so poor hahahaa….for fuck sake man!!!  Lovely parasol though, be nice when it’s finished!!

  • Yuen Wilfred

    it really depends on how well people are educated there lol. 

  • Anonymous

    I’m totaly impressed that this structure looks like a scaled model. Proportions are clearly a case study, not a built work. This is like a Toy (Story) 

  • Anonymous

    I’m totaly impressed that this structure looks like a scaled model. Proportions are clearly a case study, not a built work. This is like a Toy (Story) 

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  • Alejandro Jiménez Romeral

    GRASSHOPPER POWER

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1654080075 Emmanuel Biozombies Castle

    Is this waffle like structure eatable?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/ssam2thwild Sam Wild

    structurated

  • Anonymous

    cant wait for a few graf artists to tag the crap out of it

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Hacomar-Diepa-Perdomo/1361624320 Hacomar Diepa Perdomo

    Plaza de la Encarnacíon: spelling mistakes, come on is not too difficult to learn a good structurated language…

  • Anonymous

    It would be sick to skate that

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=573680231 Ryan Hursh

    Absolutely gorgeous, but this doesn’t look like wood at all. I don’t see any grain, even in the close-ups. It looks like steel in these images.

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  • http://twitter.com/Notorious_Slim Eyeball Spacely

    “Drawing in the world’s most notorious arsonists…”

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    “Drawing in the world’s most notorious arsonists…”

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  • Anonymous

    Imagine this burning down

  • Anonymous

    at first glance it’s impressive but feels “unfinished” with the construction look, like they forgot to pour the concrete..the bases are massive, almost canceling the elegance of the shapes above and the way the thing sits in the surrounding neighborhood feels strange, like it doesn’t belong there. some of his other projects are really nice but i’m not feeling this one as much..

  • Anonymous

    at first glance it’s impressive but feels “unfinished” with the construction look, like they forgot to pour the concrete..the bases are massive, almost canceling the elegance of the shapes above and the way the thing sits in the surrounding neighborhood feels strange, like it doesn’t belong there. some of his other projects are really nice but i’m not feeling this one as much..

  • Anonymous

    at first glance it’s impressive but feels “unfinished” with the construction look, like they forgot to pour the concrete..the bases are massive, almost canceling the elegance of the shapes above and the way the thing sits in the surrounding neighborhood feels strange, like it doesn’t belong there. some of his other projects are really nice but i’m not feeling this one as much..

  • Anonymous

    at first glance it’s impressive but feels “unfinished” with the construction look, like they forgot to pour the concrete..the bases are massive, almost canceling the elegance of the shapes above and the way the thing sits in the surrounding neighborhood feels strange, like it doesn’t belong there. some of his other projects are really nice but i’m not feeling this one as much..

  • Anonymous

    at first glance it’s impressive but feels “unfinished” with the construction look, like they forgot to pour the concrete..the bases are massive, almost canceling the elegance of the shapes above and the way the thing sits in the surrounding neighborhood feels strange, like it doesn’t belong there. some of his other projects are really nice but i’m not feeling this one as much..

  • Anonymous

    at first glance it’s impressive but feels “unfinished” with the construction look, like they forgot to pour the concrete..the bases are massive, almost canceling the elegance of the shapes above and the way the thing sits in the surrounding neighborhood feels strange, like it doesn’t belong there. some of his other projects are really nice but i’m not feeling this one as much..

  • Anonymous

    I am amused.

  • Anonymous

    I am amused.

  • Anonymous

    I am amused.

  • Anonymous

    I am amused.

  • Anonymous

    I am amused.

  • Anonymous

    I am amused.

  • http://profiles.google.com/neguinhomaluko Erik Neguinhu

    Lindo demais….
    Bela arquitetura…

  • http://profiles.google.com/neguinhomaluko Erik Neguinhu

    Lindo demais….
    Bela arquitetura…

  • http://profiles.google.com/neguinhomaluko Erik Neguinhu

    Lindo demais….
    Bela arquitetura…

  • http://profiles.google.com/neguinhomaluko Erik Neguinhu

    Lindo demais….
    Bela arquitetura…

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Oliver-Pitt/531905995 Oliver Pitt

    amazing! it looks like something from a wipeout game

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    hoe lee shat !

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    hoe lee shat !