The roof of the UAE pavilion, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava in the shape of hawk wings, has become the cynosure of all eyes with its hydraulic opening and closing.

 

Created by Duplomatic MS Spa, the innovative engineering project is a true work of art over the UAE pavilion, which is the largest in the Expo covering 15,000 sq m and reaching a height of 27.8 m. The wings overhead the pavilion is, in fact, the largest hydraulic system of this kind ever built, a release said.

 

Calatrava and his team have developed a unique design, which will be converted into the home of the national history museum of the Emirates and represent a focal point of the universal exposition, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the history and future of the country.

 

Duplomatic MS Spa took care that the design and construction of the roof of the pavilion, an important challenge which involves the movement of the 28 carbon fibre wings that make up the roof of the building and inspired by the flight of the hawk, must be perfect not only functionally, but also from an aesthetic point of view. 

 

This is helped by the architecture of the control electronics, where nine dedicated computers and software manage over 2,000 control points distributed throughout the pavilion.

 

Duplomatic system opens and closes the roof in combination with light effects that give unique emotions to the public visiting the pavilion.

 

The Duplomatic system consists of a 1 MW hydraulic power plant, with a tank containing 20 thousand litres of oil, which supplies 46 hydraulic cylinders distributed on 28 wings with the pressurised fluid.

 

The result of Duplomatic's work is a harmonious, fluid and perfectly synchronised motion that conveys the idea of perfection, power, and control.-- TradeArabia News Service