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

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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

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Patriarca SquarePatriarca Square

2002 · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

I. M. Pei & PartnersI. M. Pei & Partners

1955 · New York, New York, United States

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20021955
PlaceSao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilNew York, New York, United States
Place contextSao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilRepresentative site: 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris, France
Climate17°C · 11.4h daylight · 5 km/h wind6°C · 14.1h daylight · 8 km/h wind · via Louvre Palace
FocusPublic square canopy and urban intervention52 works in corpus
Architects
  • Paulo Mendes da Rocha
  • I. M. Pei
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Paulo Mendes da Rocha Arquitetos

Notable works

  • Louvre Palace
  • Louvre
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Syracuse University
Typologies
  • public space
  • urban intervention
  • civic infrastructure
  • museum
  • church
  • sacred space
  • landscape
  • gallery
  • education
  • campus building
  • infrastructure
Materials
  • steel
  • concrete
  • concrete
  • earth
  • brick
  • stone
  • glass
  • limestone
Carbon signals

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

  • Concrete
  • Steel

Concrete, Brick, and Earth look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Brick
  • Earth
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.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible28 of 28 recorded works are publicly accessible
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