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Skylight of the hotel RITZ: case study

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• Published: 11 August 2020
• Volume 6 , pages 275–286, ( 2021 )

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• Jordi Torres 1 ,
• Carles-Hug Bitlloch 1 &
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The five-star luxury Hotel Ritz in Madrid is currently under refurbishment. The works include the construction of a new large skylight above the main hall inspired on the original design. This paper focus on the design and construction of this skylight which consist of 2 different parts, the Hall Bajo with a vault shape, and the Hall Alto which is a trapezoidal dome crowned by a pyramid roof. The structure consists in slender steel welded T profiles and small rectangular plates which connects the main beams. The connections between the structural members are welded in order to obtain a rigid connection. The perimeter consists in a welded RHS beam which creates a stiff tension ring which is completed by a visible cable. The pyramid roof performs as a compression ring for the in-plane loads and as a Vierendeel beam for the vertical loads. The cladding is composed of flat and cylindrical insulating glass panes. A geometric study is carried out in order to define the cylindrical surface that better fits a spherical frame. Some panes are structural, providing stability to the slender profiles. To guarantee the tight geometric tolerances required the structure is divided into modules, which also facilitates the transport.

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Bover, A., Torres, J., Bitlloch, CH. et al. Skylight of the hotel RITZ: case study. Glass Struct Eng 6 , 275–286 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40940-020-00127-5

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