A little history ...
The dome of the Wholesale Market of Agadir was designed in 1964/1965
under the auspices of the "Haut Commissariat à la
Reconstruction
d’Agadir,", by architects P. Coldefy and
C. Verdugo.
Fabrication, erection of the dome and design-erection of the polyester
cladding were achieved by Company Boyer (Agadir).
Design, calculations, and shop-drawings had been awarded to Stephane
Duchateau, well known french engineer, who had been the first to
introduce the tubular framing and space frames in the 50s, in France
and in Europe.
Holder of several patents, he developed in 1960 a system allowing to
built light one-layer tubular structures.
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Known as Système
SDC, the node is composed of two half-shells in cast steel,
partially welded to the members in shop, and partially on site.
3D models:
(left) = node
(right) = space frame |
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