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LIFE
Birth:
June 1, 1935 in Manchester, England
Early Life :
Born in a working class family, Norman Foster
did not seem likely to become a famous
architect. Although he was a good student in
high school and showed an early interest inarchitecture, he did not enrol in college until he
was 21 years old.
Education:
Manchester University School of Architecture
Yale University
Partnerships:
At the beginning of his career, Foster worked as
a member of the successful "Team 4" firm with
his wife, Wendy Foster, and the husband and
wife team of Richard Rogers and Sue Rogers.
His own firm, Foster Associates, was founded inLondon in 1967.
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the best architecture comes from a
synthesis of all the elements thatseparately comprise a building
-Foster
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TYPE : HQ. OF THE HONGKONG &
SHANGHAI BANKINGCORPORATION LIMITED
LOCATION : HONG KONG
CONSTRUCTION : 1983-85
OPENED IN : 1985
FLOORS : 44 + 4 BASEMENT LEVELSHEIGHT : 180 m
CLIENT : HSBC, HONG KONG
ALSO CALLED THE ROBOT BUILDING
BECAUSE THERE IS A RUMOUR THAT
IT CAN BE DISMANTLED AND MOVED.
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GRAND INTERIORS
A CONCEPTUAL SKETCH BY
FOSTER
A VIEW AT NIGHT
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The main characteristic of
HSBC Hong Kong headquarters
is its absence of internalsupporting structure.
Another notable feature is that
natural sunlight is the major
source of lighting inside the
building.
There is a bank of giant mirrors
at the top of the atrium, which
can reflect natural sunlight into
the atrium and hence down intothe plaza.
Through the use of natural
sunlight, this design helps to
conserve energy.
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Instead of fresh water,
sea water is used as
coolant for the air-conditioning system.
All flooring is made from
lightweight movable
panels, under which lies a
network of power,telecommunication, and
air-conditioning systems.
Lightweight movable panels
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The inverted V segments of
the suspension trusses are
the most obviouscharacteristic of the building.
There are five levels of
triangular suspension
trusses which are locked
into supporting aluminiummasts.
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The entrance is flanked by 2 huge lion statues.
Lions are considered to bring luck and prosperity
According to feng shui.The HSBC building has a wide open area in front of it.
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Plan of 22nd
floor.
All floor plans
are more or less
of this basic
shape only.
PLANS OF GROUND, 7TH , 15TH , 27TH & 32ND FLOORS resp.
This building
mostly has office
areas.
Conference rooms,
canteens, locker
rooms are also
there.
Parking has been
provided at thebasement.
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PARKING
OFFICES
SECTION SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
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TYPE : OFFICE BUILDING
LOCATION : MAIN FINANCIAL
DISTRICT,LONDON,
UK
CONSTRUCTION : 2001-03 OPENED IN : 2004
HEIGHT : 180 m
FLOORS : 40
MAIN OCCUPANT : SWISS REINSURANCE
COMPANY
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This building is one of the most imposing buildings in London city.
Since its completion, the building has won a number of prestigious
awards for architecture.
In October 2004,the building was
awarded the
2004 RIBA
Stirling Prize.
In December
2005, a survey
voted the
tower as the
most admired
new buildingin the world.
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A CONCEPTUAL SKETCH, MADE
BY FOSTER HIMSELFTHE FINEST DESIGN OF FOSTER.
CONSIDERED AS FOSTERS
FALLING WATER.
ALSO KNOWN AS THE GHERKIN.
MAIN
ENTRANC
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Tall building designs offer the possibility of reducing thefootprint at street level and help the office floors to be
well proportioned for natural light.
The curved form developed for the Swiss Re building
achieves the objective of maximizing the wind flow by virtue
of its streamlined aerodynamic shape.
The elements of the facade.
Openable glass screen.
Perforated aluminum louvers (internal sun-screen)
A column casing of aluminumFaade frame of extruded aluminum
FEATURE
S
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The structure is madeup of diagrid,
comprised of steel pieces joined
together at triangular nodes.
This design allows for uninterruptedoffice interiors.
Its shape is such that it
reduces the amount of volatilewinds at base and makes it
easier for the wind to just pass-
by, without harming the built
mass.
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The building uses
energy-savingmethods which
allow it to use half
the power a similar
tower would
typically consume.
Gaps in each floor
create six shafts
that serve as a
natural ventilation
system for theentire building.
The shafts create a giant double glazing effect; air is
sandwiched between two layers of glazing and insulates
the office space inside.
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The shafts pull warm air out of
the building during the
summer and warm the building
in the winter using passivesolar heating.
The shafts also allow sunlight
to pass through the building,making the work environment
more pleasing, and keeping
the lighting costs down.
Despite its overall curvedglass shape, there is only one
piece of curved glass on the
building the lens-shaped
cap at the very top.
shafts Lens shape
cap
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SECTION
PLANS OF 3rd, 22nd& 34th
floors resp.
SHAFTS
PARKING
FLOORS
SHAFTS
BAR
RESTAURANT
OFFICES
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The restaurant operates
on the 39th floor, andprivate dining rooms on
the 38thfloor.
The upper three levels of the
building
from level 38 provide corporate
facilities for Swiss Re and other
tenants, including private dining
rooms, restaurant and an upper
viewing mezzanine offering 360
views over London.
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No floor is similar. Each
floor is rotated by 5 from
the floor above or below
it.
Trimmed and freely
growing hedges and
creepers, typical English
garden.
The interior plantings
combine the traditional
ways to control the
interior climate with the
new techniques.These plant containers are not placed firmly on the ground but move
when they are touched by employees or visitor.
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Foster designs incorporates many
sustainable theories and practices, whilealso maintaining a very contemporary
and modern feel.
Technology is part of civilization and
being anti-technology would be like
declaring
war on architecture and civilization itself.
If I can get carried away with some
passion
about the poetry of the light in one of my
projects, then I can also, in the samevein,
enjoy the poetry of the hydraulic
engineering.
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Born in 1941 in Osaka, Japan
Did not receive any formal architectural schooling but trainedhimself by reading and travelling.
Ando developed a radically new architecture characterized by theuse of unfinished reinforced concrete structures:
Using a geometric simplicity
Architecture that shares the serenity and clarity that
characterize traditional Japanese architecture. Working mostly in exposed concrete, his simple forms create
spaces that interact with the outdoors and change dramaticallyover the course of the day as light moves through them
He is winner of many prestigious architectural awards
Carlsberg Prize (1992), Pritzker Prize (1995),
Premium Imperial (1996),
Gold Medal of Royal Institute of British Architects (1997)
INTRODUCTION
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Based on Zen philosophies,
focuses on the concept of
simplicity and concentrates on
the inner feeling rather than the
appearance.
Considered a patron of
Minimalism but doesnt
compromises with the designPure space enveloped in simple
concrete rectangular forms.
Extensive use of Concrete and
glass in the pure form
Simplified, rectilinear forms andbare, naked concrete walls that
define the spaces within
Style- element of Light, Water
through concrete and glass
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The Water Temple
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Site Plan
Visitors enter this Water Temple
through the middle of an oval
pool of water. Inside, natural
light only enters through one
corner, diffusing the templewith soft red light at the end of
the day.
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The Water Temple is the
residence of Ninnaji Shingon, the
oldest sect of Tantric Buddhism
in Japan, founded in 815. More than just a building, it is a
sensory experience that
represents a radical change in
the Millenary tradition of building
temples in Japan. The Water Temple is located in
the former city of Hompukuji,
located in the northern part of
the island of Awaji, and is
characterized by a landscapedominated by hills.
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The Water Temple is far from
the wooden structures of the
classic Buddhist temples but it
seems to them by their
Mystical quality of space.
Among the bamboo forests,
mountains, fields of rice and is,the hardening appears as a
lake of lotus flowers, enclosed
in a thin oval of concrete
structure protected by cement
barriers smooth.
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After the close down stairs,
between the cement walls, one
arrives atlast into the sacred space
where concrete through a network
of wooden Lattice designed to
hand in a circle of 18 meters in
diameter, which houses a statue of
Buddha, behind which lies the onlynatural light .
There is still a game of basic
elements of geometry that creates
a path that leads gradually and
continuously to the Place ofWorship.
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Church of Light
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Tadao Ando 's most remarkable works
are certainly the religious buildings.
The church of the light is located in the
north-east of the centre of Osaka.
This church is a simple building that
makes the most of what it can.
Consisting of only six walls and a
ceiling, it is a testament to the phrase
less is more.
A cruciform is cut into the concrete
behind the altar, and lit during the
morning (as it is facing east).
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In the chapel light enters from behind
the altar from a cross cut in theconcrete wall that extends vertically
from floor to ceiling and horizontally
from wall to wall, aligning perfectly
with the joints in the concrete.
From this cruciform shape an abstractand universal light seems to befloating on the concrete wall, its rays
extending and receding over time with
the movement of the sun.
At this intersection of light and solidthe occupant is meant to become
aware of the deep division between
the spiritual and the secular within
himself or herself.
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The Church of the Light consists of
three 5.9m concrete cubes (5.9m wide
x 17.7m long x 5.9m high) penetratedby a wall angled at 15, dividing the
cube into the chapel and the entrance
area.
Circulation into the space is controlled
by the angled wall.
One indirectly enters the church by
slipping between the two volumes, one
that contains the Sunday school and
the other that contains the worship
hall. The benches, along with the floor
boards, are made of re-purposed
scaffolding used in the construction.
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Zen philosophies-simplicity
Use of exposed concrete
Play between translucence and
opacity
Walls- basic element of
architecture
Minimal ornamentation.
Andos style uses simple
geometric forms, lots of exposed
concrete and the creative use of
natural light.
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