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Palais Des Arts
Palais des Arts is a modular, open-air theater and performance venue commissioned in Libreville, Gabon.


Reciprocal Modular Stress Skin Structure
The structural system proposed for the canopy roof is a prefabricated component based system, assembled on site as a kit-of-parts. Each component consists of a “stress skin” panel where top and bottom surfaces contribute to the strength and stiffness of the structure.



An interlocking reciprocal pattern is proposed to allow each plane of the roof to act as a two way spanning slab as well as mobilizing in plane stiffness and allow a very slender structure.


An interlocking reciprocal pattern is proposed to allow each plane of the roof to act as a two way spanning slab as well as mobilizing in plane stiffness and allow a very slender structure.


Structural analysis of the aluminium stress skin to ensure the allowable deflection.






