Covering a mineral ore processing plant presented a unique challenge. Following several expansions over the years, the main area encompassed more than 5000m2 in an irregular shape. There was no way to fit a conventional structure on this site. The ultimate solution? A Freedome® - Geometrica’s trademark for free-style domes.
Read MoreGeometrica skylights, space frames, facades, vaults and free-style architectural domes are beautiful and cost effective. Since 1992, we have delivered sports facilities, exhibition centers, passenger terminals, malls, museums, houses of worship, production facilities and many other buildings in over 35 countries.
Read MoreGeometrica has been a leader in providing bulk storage solutions for almost 25 years. The Freedome® at Bocamina Ⅱ is one of our most challenging and successful projects covering nearly 23,000m2 without any interior columns.
Read MoreGeometrica designs long-span domes and vaults that cover stockpiles, prevent runoff, contain dust and spare landscapes. Your operations, employees, neighboring communities, and landscapes are protected against fugitive dust.
Read MoreFreedomes can have any shape. To achieve this, their framing components can be, and often are, all uniquely different from each other. This is without increasing the cost of the structure. See, Geometrica has software that controls the logistics of a huge number of distinct parts from design through manufacture and into installation.
Read MoreIf mines, ports, power and cement plants around the world have one thing in common, it's the need to have enormous stockpiles of dry bulk material. And, managing these stockpiles for greater sustainability, efficiency, safety and protection is an increasing challenge. We have the solution.
Read MoreFrom those words, you'd think this article is about yoga. Sorry, no. It is about domes, again. Engineers find these words exciting even when not applied to such fun pursuits.
Read MoreGrupo CICE, a company trading in fertilizers and other commodities, needed a long-span storage building at the port of Veracruz. As if the local harsh environment was not a sufficient challenge, the building was to store 15,000 tons of urea. CICE contacted Geometrica.
Read MoreFrancisco Castaño father and son are being inducted into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame for their groundbreaking Freedome® technology.
Read MoreGeometrica's revolutionary patented all-terrain building system offers economical and efficient bulk storage options while lowering lifetime maintenance costs through excellent long span design, cladding options and safety accessories.
Read More30km southeast of Copiapó City are grape plantations and families who work in the vineyards and mines. When dust from ore handling and crushing affected the landscape and crops, it was time to cover the plant and completely enclose the crushing operations. The free-style dome at Planta Cerrillos was the perfect solution for the sprawling stockpile.
Read MoreGeometrica is pleased to announce that it has received certification of its Factory Production Control system for CE Marking of its construction products.
Read MoreGeometrica's exclusive Freedome® technology makes it possible to cover areas of any shape: circular, rectangular, or even freestyle. The structure may rise from the ground, or it may rest on material containing walls. A Freedome may be adapted to cover building courtyards or sloping mountainsides.
Read MoreOver the last 23 years, Geometrica has installed hundreds of domes for commercial and industrial sectors. Whether designed with glass cladding or built of galvanized steel and aluminum, these architectural and industrial applications have, literally, changed the landscape in 30 countries.
Read MoreCovering stockpiles under these harsh regional conditions would have been a monumental challenge in years past. But with Freedome® technology, today's domes can be constructed in a variety of dimensions spanning up to 300m on virtually any topography.
Read MoreGeometrica designs some of the world’s largest free span domes, trademarked as Freedomes®, as a solution for challenging architectural and logistical feats across the Middle East. Freedome technology has revolutionized the installation process on any terrain, including sandy deserts, high dunes, salt flats, gravel plains and coastal strips.
Read MoreGeometrica is pleased to share an article recently published in December 2014 issue of World Coal reporting examples of Geometrica domes that provide sustainable coal storage solutions.
Read MoreCastaño Sr. was the first to realize the potential for free form and long span in gridshell design. Many of the projects he built are architectural icons even today, including the Palacio de los Deportes, the atrium dome at Archivo de la Nación, various hyperboloid water towers, and the Rio 70 theater, among others.
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