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Architects

JBMC ARCHITECTS
Location
Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
JBMC Architects
Beatriz Pimenta Corra, Cecilia Pires, Cynthia Melo, Emiliano Homrich, Frederico Freitas, Gabriela
Assis, Joo Batista Martinez Corra, Pedro Cmara and Sandra Morikawa
JBMC
Caio DAlfonso, Carina Oshita, Diogo Luz, Mariana Nito, Nara Borges and Raffaella Yacar
Area
13774.0 sqm
Project Year
2012
Photographs
Nelson Kon
Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Milton Coimbra
Materials
Marco Pelaes, Flvio Baraboskin
Contributors
Carlos Azevedo Arquitetura, Elcio and Yokoyama Arquitetura
3D Rendering
Cassio Oba Osanai
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Nelson Kon
From the architect. The Uruguai Station is located on Tijuca neighborhood, in the North of Rio
de Janeiro, and it is part of the extended Line 1 of the metro. The station occupies an old
parking area for trains, known as Rabicho da Tijuca. The previous space, with reduced
height and limited structural spans, was not suitable for a metro station.

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Nelson Kon
In order to convert it into an operating station, it was necessary to adapt the existing
structure on the platform level, allowing it to become a boarding area. The grid of 138
existing columns was replaced by 23 stell columns located on the center of the platform, with
six structural brackets branching out of each column. The structural replacement was
completed in two phases: first the new columns were placed, transferring the structural load
without damaging the existing structure, and just then the old columns were removed. The
technical rooms and the set of elevators and stairs to access the mezzanine area were
positioned on both ends of the platform, where the original structure was preserved.

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Divided into two areas (South and North), the mezzanines are located on both ends of the
station, below street level. The accesses, located on Conde de Bonfim Street, were
executed in metallic sheet piles, construction method normally used to minimize
expropriations and to reduce costs. The ventilation rooms are located between mezzanines.

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Nelson Kon
Since the old parking area was not built for public access, its structure was full of
irregularities. The architecture sought to ease these irregularities by applying lighting and
ceiling solutions and by using metallic panels to partially cover the existing walls. A
chromatic project was also applied to the panels and the metallic sheet piles, bringing
amplitude to the station

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