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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

Gunnar BirkertsGunnar Birkerts

1950-2017 · Detroit, Michigan, United States

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20021950-2017
PlaceSao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilDetroit, Michigan, United States
Place contextSao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilRepresentative site: Detroit, Detroit, United States
Climate25°C · 11.4h daylight · 9 km/h wind12°C · 13.7h daylight · 26 km/h wind · via 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative
FocusPublic square canopy and urban intervention5 works in corpus
Architects
  • Paulo Mendes da Rocha
  • Gunnar Birkerts
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Paulo Mendes da Rocha Arquitetos

Notable works

  • 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative
  • Domino's Farms
  • National Library of Latvia
  • Domino's
Typologies
  • public space
  • urban intervention
  • civic infrastructure
  • housing
  • performance venue
  • landscape
  • education
  • campus building
  • house
  • tower
  • library
Materials
  • steel
  • concrete
  • glass
  • steel
Carbon signals

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

  • Concrete
  • Steel

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

  • Steel
  • Glass
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.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible3 of 3 recorded works are publicly accessible
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