Gherkins building- 30 ST MARY AXE

THE 2ND LARGEST SKYSCRAPPER IN LONDON DESIGNED BY AR.NORMAN FOSTER

1. SYED ADNAN PASHA 3PD19AT050 HIGH –TECH ARCHITECTURE

2. WHAT IS HIGH- TECH ARCHITECTURE? IT IS AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE THAT INCORPORATES ELEMENTS OF A NEW HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES AND ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES INTO THE BUILDING. IT IS STRUCTURAL EXPRESSION EMERGED IN 1970’s IT CELEBRATES THE DISPLAY OF BUILDING SERVICES. EXTENSIVE USE OF GLASS , ALUMINIUM AND STEEL. FLEXIBLE INTERIORS. USE OF DIFFERENT COLOURS TO INDICATE DIFFERENT SERVICES. COMMERCIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT MATERIALS. GLASS SKIN (EXTERIORS) SOME OF THE MOST WELL IDENTIFIED ARCHITECTS WITH HIGH TECH ARCHITECTURE STYLE ARE NORMAN FOSTER RICHARD ROGER RENZO PIANO MICHAEL HOPKINS JEAN NOUVEL

3. EXAMPLES HSBC HEADQUARTER – HONG KONG WORLD TRADE CENTER , NEW YORK BURJ AL ARAB , DUBAI BURJ KHALIFA, DUBAI CITY HALL , LONDON

4. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) LOCATION : LONDON , ENGLAND TYPE : SKYSCRAPPER ARCHITECT : NORMAN FOSTER FIRM : FOSTERS + PARTNER PLANNED : 1997 STARTED : 2001 CONSTRUCTED : 2003 NO OF FLOORS : 40 HEIGHT : 180m FLOOR AREA : 47,950 sq.M (1.4 Acres) IT IS THE 2 nd HIGHEST SKYSRCAPPER IN LONDON. IT HAS A GREATER ATTRACTION FROM RIVER THAMES 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

5. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) EXISTING GOOGLE EARTH 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

6. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) SITE PLAN 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

7. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) GROUND FLOOR 1 2 3 1.ENTRANCE 2.LOBBY 3.RETAIL 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

8. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) 6 th FLOOR 1 2 3 1.CORE 2.LIGHTWELL 3.OFFICE SPACE 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

9. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) 21 th FLOOR 1 2 3 1.CORE 2.STAIRS 3.OFFICE SPACE 2 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

10. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) 33 rd FLOOR 1 2 3 1.CORE 2.STAIRS 3.OFFICE SPACE 2 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

11. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) 39 th FLOOR 1 2 4 1.STAIRS 2.RESTAURANT 3.SPIRAL STAIRS 4.CORE 3 1 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

12. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) 40 th FLOOR 2 4 1.STAIRS 2.RESTAURANT 3.SPIRAL STAIRS 4.EXTERIOR 3 1 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

13. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) STRUCTURE The 30 ST Mary Axe structure is made up of 29% Diagrid 24% Columns 47% Beams Total 333 Pile Foundation ( 9m Height) DIAGRID is a framework of diagonally intersecting metal , concrete or wooden beams that is used in the construction of bulding and roofs Diagrid is the main structure. Aluminium coated tube steel is use. In the shape of full diamond that covers 4 storey. 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

14. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) SHAPE CONCEPT The smooth flow of wind around the building was one of the main consideration. Minimum impact on the local wind movement The tower is aerodynamically designed to reduce wind load on the structure 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

15. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) DESIGN CONCEPT What make this building unique Diagrid is the exterior. And elongated curved , shaft with rounded ends. 5* degree rotation at each floor. Wedge shaped light well is designed 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

16. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) VENTILATION Ventilation of the building is heavily dependent on the six shaft that span the entire building. The natural ventilation and air circulation that occurs within these shafts supplements the air conditioning in the building for about 40% There are 792 windows which are computerised operated and open only when the temp is 20*C to 26*C and the wind speed is less than 10 kmph. Six spiralling light well help to pass the light to flow fown onto the floors. The windows are double layers glass. 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

17. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) CIRCULATION The designer and architects wanted to discourage the motorcycle use by the tenants. The basements of the building is designed 3 x more than the required space about total 118 spaces. Only motorcycle and 5 handicaps spaces are provided. It does not have any employee and visitor to park car Basement for parking Ground floor and 1 st floor for public use 2 nd floor to 16 th floor is used by swisss insurance company From 17 th to 38 th floor used by other office space 39 th and 40 th floor used for club house and restaurants 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

18. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) CIRCULATION T here are 1,037 steps in each of the buildings stairwells. It has 23 lifts out of 18 passenger lifts 2 special elevators are provided to the top floors of the building 378 people can be vertically transported through the building at speeds upto 6m per second at any time 17th floor is having largest floor diameter of 56m. At a time 4000 workers can be accommodated. Corridors are well designed with the phenomenal ambience created by light and interior Oval shape from 1400 sq.m to 1800sq.m from 1 st floor to 16 th From 17 th floor to 40 th floor it is gradually decreasing to 600 sq.m 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

19. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) SERVICE FLOOR The red colour marked floors are the service floor. There are total 4 serviced floors. As the building required high maintenance it should be divided by floors. 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

20. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) MATERIALS 35KM OF STEEL ( 10000 TON) 24000 SQ.M GLASS RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS ARE USED 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

21. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) RESTAURANTS 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy Top floor is the restaurant where people enjoy the food with the 360 degree view of the city .

22. 30 ST MARY AXE ( THE GERKINS BUILDING) 30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London - Archinomy

23. ARCHITECT – NORMAN FOSTER Born : 15 June 1935 He is an British architect and designer. Firm : Foster + Partner Degree : University of Manchester , Yale school of architecture Awards : Stirling prize , Pritzker Architecture Norman is a great architect and he has contributed many famous building Internationally . He has many building related to High-Tech Architecture . He has gave he entire life giving spectacular designs which were very unique at international level Famous designs are Apple Park Willis Fabes and Duman Headquarter Wembley Stadium HSBC Headquarter Reichstay Building

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