Zentrum Paul Klee and The Shard

ByABINOV JS

Zentrum Paul Klee

Architect : Rienzo PianoLocation : Bern, Switzerland Date : 1999 - 2005Type : Museum

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SPACE• Each has a

different function undulations therein.

• The first and larger, a 400-seat auditorium, and art workshops for children.

SPACE• In the second

wave, the middle, smaller than the first , is the permanent collection of paul klee

• Temporary exhibition spaces dedicated to In the third one, the least of all, lies the research and management.

FORM

• The design of the Zentrum paul klee is characterized by the struucture of corrugated steel deck.These beams have the complex curves neither is equal to the other, since the wave form extends form the front to the back where it is lost together with the ground, and each “wave” has different height.

• Each of the curved steel beams with different weights, has been constructed individually.

FORM• After reviewing

alternative materials such as aluminum, copper and titanium, it was decided to use a hardened cover.

• The ecological criteria, economic and technical were decisive for this choice.

PLAN AND SECTION

plan section

THE SHARD

ARCHITECT : RENZO PIANOLOCATION : LONDON,U.KDATE : 2009 - 2012TYPE : MULTI USE

THE SHARD • There are 44

lifts, including double-decker lifts.

• There are 306 flights of stairs.

• The total floor space is 11 hectares [27 acres].

• 95% of the construction materials are recycled.

THE SHARD

• 20% of the steelwork is from recycled sources.• The design was

influenced by the irregular nature of the site.

Floors

1-3- Lobby4-28- Office space31-33- Restaurants34-50- Hotel52- Spa53-65- Apartments68-72- viewing gallery75-87- Spire

PLAN OF THE SHARD

ByABINOV JS