Making peace with an empty town
Friday, February 13, 2009
INTECH CASE STUDY
Posted by wenjiang at 9:18 PM
Glass refers to a hard, brittle, transparent amorphous solid. It is widely used because of inertness, insoluble in acid, soluble in alkali. Its transparent property makes it suitable for application as plate glass, which can increase light in the interior, making the room much brighter. Without visual obstacle, it increases the vision field making the room more spacious. The plate glass makes the building seem simple and splendidLouvre Pyramid
The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass pyramid located in the courtyard of Louvre Museum and serves as the main entrance to the museum. Completed in 1989, and commissioned by French president, it was designed by the architect I.M.Pei, a Pritzker Prize-winning Chinese-born American architect, noted for the last master of high modernist architecture. He works on the abstract form through stone, concrete, glass, and steel.
The structure of the Louvre Pyramid was constructed entirely with glass segments with a height of 20.6 meters and a square base of 35 meters. The glass curtain wall has its unique features, as following:Structural system-- The structural system is composed of curved face steel and pipe lattice shell system and curved face cable nets system. The former withstand the exterior load action, and the latter hold the stability within plane.Special features of linkage-- between the steel pipe structural members, the universal hinged spherical insert-type joint is used Art feature--the combination of flexibility system, rigidity system and glass represent perfectly modern art of industry.Architectural effect--curtain wall produces the effect of transparent, brightness and legerity as well.The pyramid structure accentuates the relationship with the landscape, without a feeling of heaviness. Louvre Pyramid is the masterpiece of modern architecture, which solves the problem of the ancient palace converted into modern gallery, with the glass segments not only reflecting the changing sky of Paris but also permitting good light to underground lobby. It succeeded and became the landmark for the city of Paris!
The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass pyramid located in the courtyard of Louvre Museum and serves as the main entrance to the museum. Completed in 1989, and commissioned by French president, it was designed by the architect I.M.Pei, a Pritzker Prize-winning Chinese-born American architect, noted for the last master of high modernist architecture. He works on the abstract form through stone, concrete, glass, and steel.
The structure of the Louvre Pyramid was constructed entirely with glass segments with a height of 20.6 meters and a square base of 35 meters. The glass curtain wall has its unique features, as following:Structural system-- The structural system is composed of curved face steel and pipe lattice shell system and curved face cable nets system. The former withstand the exterior load action, and the latter hold the stability within plane.Special features of linkage-- between the steel pipe structural members, the universal hinged spherical insert-type joint is used Art feature--the combination of flexibility system, rigidity system and glass represent perfectly modern art of industry.Architectural effect--curtain wall produces the effect of transparent, brightness and legerity as well.The pyramid structure accentuates the relationship with the landscape, without a feeling of heaviness. Louvre Pyramid is the masterpiece of modern architecture, which solves the problem of the ancient palace converted into modern gallery, with the glass segments not only reflecting the changing sky of Paris but also permitting good light to underground lobby. It succeeded and became the landmark for the city of Paris!The National Centre for the Performing Arts
The National Centre for the Performing Arts also called as the Egg, is an opera house in Beijing, China. The center, a dome made by titanium and glass and surrounded by a man-made lake, holds 5.452 people. It is located to the west of Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People, and near the Forbidden City. It was designed by French architect Paul Andreu graduated in 1961 from the école Polytechnique.
The exterior of the theater is a glass dome surrounded by a man-made lake and the titanium is broken by a glass curtain from top to bottom. It has the features as following:Structure features--the glass rib and glass board is joined by stainless claws. The top of glass rib uses hangs as connection, flex as connection at the bottom.Construction effect--stainless claws under light bring about special artistic effects and leave you fantasy
Paul Andreu brought modern architecture as opposed to the traditional Chinese architecture in Beijing. The big “Egg” like an animate seed, “what the theater wants to express is the inner vitality shrouded in the external peace. An “Egg” is pregnant with vitality that is my essence of design: shell, vitality, and openness.
The National Centre for the Performing Arts also called as the Egg, is an opera house in Beijing, China. The center, a dome made by titanium and glass and surrounded by a man-made lake, holds 5.452 people. It is located to the west of Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People, and near the Forbidden City. It was designed by French architect Paul Andreu graduated in 1961 from the école Polytechnique.The exterior of the theater is a glass dome surrounded by a man-made lake and the titanium is broken by a glass curtain from top to bottom. It has the features as following:Structure features--the glass rib and glass board is joined by stainless claws. The top of glass rib uses hangs as connection, flex as connection at the bottom.Construction effect--stainless claws under light bring about special artistic effects and leave you fantasy
Paul Andreu brought modern architecture as opposed to the traditional Chinese architecture in Beijing. The big “Egg” like an animate seed, “what the theater wants to express is the inner vitality shrouded in the external peace. An “Egg” is pregnant with vitality that is my essence of design: shell, vitality, and openness.Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong
The bank of China Tower is a most recognized skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong, the headquarters for the Bank of China. It designed by I.M.Pei, the building is 305m high with its tow masts reaching 367.4m high. It is the third tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong and it was the first build outside the United States to break the 305m mark. The structure resembles growing bamboo shoots, symbolising livelihood and prosperity. The whole structure is supported by the five steel columns at the corners of the building, with the triangular frameworks transferring the weight of the structure onto these five columns. It is covered with glass curtain walls. While its distinctive look makes it one of Hong Kong's most identifiable landmarks today.
The BOC Tower is also a masterpiece of the world-renowned Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei. The Tower is symbolic of strength, vitality, growth and enterprise and a blend of modern architecture with traditional Chinese design. And it reflects the sun’s ray like a crystal. A geometrical work of art covered in a curtain wall of glass and aluminum, BOC Tower rises from its Central location with a view of the Victoria Harbour.
The bank of China Tower is a most recognized skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong, the headquarters for the Bank of China. It designed by I.M.Pei, the building is 305m high with its tow masts reaching 367.4m high. It is the third tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong and it was the first build outside the United States to break the 305m mark. The structure resembles growing bamboo shoots, symbolising livelihood and prosperity. The whole structure is supported by the five steel columns at the corners of the building, with the triangular frameworks transferring the weight of the structure onto these five columns. It is covered with glass curtain walls. While its distinctive look makes it one of Hong Kong's most identifiable landmarks today.
The BOC Tower is also a masterpiece of the world-renowned Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei. The Tower is symbolic of strength, vitality, growth and enterprise and a blend of modern architecture with traditional Chinese design. And it reflects the sun’s ray like a crystal. A geometrical work of art covered in a curtain wall of glass and aluminum, BOC Tower rises from its Central location with a view of the Victoria Harbour.