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View of the steel canopy and public ground at Patriarca Square in central Sao Paulo.
Patriarca Square

2002 · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Patriarca Square canopy view

Canopy and public space view at Patriarca Square.

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Patriarca Square

Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil · Exact work coordinates

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Patriarca SquarePatriarca Square

2002 · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Alvar Aalto StudioAlvar Aalto Studio

1923 · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20021923
PlaceSao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Place contextSao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilRepresentative site: Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala Municipality, Sweden
Climate18°C · 11.4h daylight · 6 km/h wind5°C · 15.2h daylight · 11 km/h wind · via Västmanlands-Dala nation
FocusPublic square canopy and urban intervention46 works in corpus
Architects
  • Paulo Mendes da Rocha
  • Alvar Aalto
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Paulo Mendes da Rocha Arquitetos

Notable works

  • Västmanlands-Dala nation
  • Seinäjoki Civil Guard House
  • Vyborg Library
  • Jyväskylä Defence Corps Building
Typologies
  • public space
  • urban intervention
  • civic infrastructure
  • education
  • campus building
  • house
  • library
  • building
  • church
  • sacred space
  • housing
Materials
  • steel
  • concrete
  • concrete
  • timber
Carbon signals

Concrete and Steel look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Steel

Concrete look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible23 of 23 recorded works are publicly accessible
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