Steer is a business consultancy working across cities, infrastructure and transport, with offices in London, Bologna, Rome and 18 other cities worldwide. Our Design for Movement team are specialists in delivering innovative strategies and user-centred solutions for branding, wayfinding and passenger information for rail, urban transit and public realm (pedestrian and cycling) across the globe. Our experience spans the Middle East, Europe, North and Latin America and includes the design for transit projects such as Jeddah Metro, Transmilenio Bogota, Mexico City's Nochebus, Metrolinx's Ontario Line and Bologna's Marconi Express.

Steer developed the station wayfinding and passenger information programme for Metro C, working closely with the architectural and engineering teams to deliver full sign schedules, including information planning, sign location and content for all signs and structures.

Influenced by an understanding and recognition of the importance of retaining familiarity for users of Roma Metropolitana, the design uses font, colours, layout, messages and symbols akin to the main metro network. New elements brought by Metro C, such as platform screen doors for automated trains, required the expansion of the traditional wayfinding signage system into a wider family of sign products.

The system adopted is very simple and clean and extremely effective at the same time. The wayfinding is integrated in the architecture wherever possible, reducing the need for accessory signing structures. This results in uncluttered environments, where signs are positioned consistently and visibly, which helps usability and legibility.

Our team delivered a full wayfinding manual including design guidelines and rules for sign positioning and orientation, font sizing to ensure optimal legibility, fabrication materials, a bespoke family of pictograms and customised line diagrams, as well as emergency and statutory signing requirements.

Milan

Corso Europa, 15
20122 Milan
Italy

italyinfo@steergroup.com

+39 021 2412 4628

SGS Studio Geotecnico Strutturale is an Italian design firm specialised in geotechnical structures and underground works. Founded in 1956 and currently lead by Valter Capata, SGS develops design works from the preliminary stage to the detailed phase including technical support during construction for several projects in Italy and abroad.

SGS has always been involved in the long design process of the Rome metro system.  Since 2007 SGS prepared the executive and construction design of several civil works along the Metro C line between Giglioli and Fori imperiali areas. In particular, SGS has been responsible for the evaluation of the geotechnical model for the whole line, for the executive design of 3 stations and of all tunnels excavated by traditional method, and for the review of monitoring data. 

Particularly challenging has been the excavation underneath the existing Metro A Line at San Giovanni station completed in 2016 where ground freezing technique has been used to allow excavating in granular soils under high groundwater table. Also, the connecting tunnels between such station and the nearby shaft have been executed in a special system to face difficult ground conditions. In fact, the excavation started with a 3.0m diameter cutter head (micro-TBM), then radial chemical and grout injections have been carried out to reduce permeability of sandy-gravelly formations and finally the widening of the section was achieved by full-face excavation with steel fore-poling, steel ribs and shotcrete.

SGS is now working on the design of the future structures on the Metro C line and we are very proud of helping this project to become real.

It is more than 50 years that SGS carries out design work for the underground construction. We discuss with the Client to identify the most suitable solution, and then we use our own history, dedication, skills and creativeness to help to make it real.

SGS Studio Geotecnico Strutturale S.r.l.

Viale dell’Arte 85, 00144 Rome (Italy)

Phone: +39 062316703

www.studiosgsroma.com

https://www.linkedin.com/company/studio-geotecnico-strutturale

Contact:  +(506) 22681621 / 2268-1656 

For 30 years Lucas Electrohidraulica has offered its services in the of design, construction, maintenance, installation of hydraulic and electromechanical equipment, water treatment for human consumption, and water quality, in Costa Rica, Argentina, and Europe.

With a team of very experienced professionals in the design, construction, installation, evaluation and inspection of electromechanical and civil water supply works. Such as aqueducts, treatment plants, pumping stations, storage tanks, production wells, desalination plants, chemical plants, laboratories, wastewater treatment plant, etc.   

These duly certified professionals have worked for companies, institutions and government agencies, on issues related to electromechanical pumping systems, water treatment, fluid dynamics, water quality, drilling and collection of groundwater, subsurface and surface. Hydrology and prospecting of ground and surface waters.

They emphasize our experience in research and technology transfer, design, development and invention of hydraulic equipment.

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