Belgium - Brussels - Contemporary Architecture 13_mono_DSC0546
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A mono version of my previous upload of silhouettes and shadows created by the Place Rogier canopy, a 64m diameter gridshell structure with an air-inflated membrane covering. Completed in 2012 it was designed by Xaveer De Geyter Architects and Ney & Partners Structural Engineers.
P.S. Over the Christmas break I've taken the opportunity to set up a new #Smugmug #photography #website. I still need to do some work to title and tag the images and then once I've done that I'll enable print and download sales. It anyone would like to take a look and let me have any comments, whether about the layout, functionality or the image selection, that would be great : www.dgphotos.co.uk/
Click here to see more photos from my Brusels trip : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157716583369188
From the RIBA Journal, "The 65m diameter disc is merely the most visible part of a €30 million project to reconfigure the metro station and connect its platform levels to the surface. This involved cutting a 30m by 15m hole into the pavement and opening the lower concourse level two storeys down to the air. The station is now accessed by escalators running diagonally through the space and a dramatic spiral staircase. Above this sits XDGA’s 230t bespoke steel structure, a sharp perimeter ring beam inset with a mesh of triangulated steels – some with timber infills, some clear to a tensile ETFE skin that stretches over the canopy.
Though centrally supported it leans assymetrically towards the square; the designers had to jump through engineering hoops for a bigger aesthetic intent. With a total area of 3,200m², architect Tom Bonnevalle explains that the idea was to ‘generate a roof form that was visible from all the approaching streets to create a landmark presence along the boulevard. We felt the circle was a simple form that everyone gets,’ he continues, ‘an iconic form that forges a strong identity for the square as well as becoming part of the wider urban realm.’"
© D.Godliman
Belgium - Brussels - Contemporary Architecture 13_mono_DSC0546
My Website : Twitter : Facebook : Instagram : Photocrowd
A mono version of my previous upload of silhouettes and shadows created by the Place Rogier canopy, a 64m diameter gridshell structure with an air-inflated membrane covering. Completed in 2012 it was designed by Xaveer De Geyter Architects and Ney & Partners Structural Engineers.
P.S. Over the Christmas break I've taken the opportunity to set up a new #Smugmug #photography #website. I still need to do some work to title and tag the images and then once I've done that I'll enable print and download sales. It anyone would like to take a look and let me have any comments, whether about the layout, functionality or the image selection, that would be great : www.dgphotos.co.uk/
Click here to see more photos from my Brusels trip : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157716583369188
From the RIBA Journal, "The 65m diameter disc is merely the most visible part of a €30 million project to reconfigure the metro station and connect its platform levels to the surface. This involved cutting a 30m by 15m hole into the pavement and opening the lower concourse level two storeys down to the air. The station is now accessed by escalators running diagonally through the space and a dramatic spiral staircase. Above this sits XDGA’s 230t bespoke steel structure, a sharp perimeter ring beam inset with a mesh of triangulated steels – some with timber infills, some clear to a tensile ETFE skin that stretches over the canopy.
Though centrally supported it leans assymetrically towards the square; the designers had to jump through engineering hoops for a bigger aesthetic intent. With a total area of 3,200m², architect Tom Bonnevalle explains that the idea was to ‘generate a roof form that was visible from all the approaching streets to create a landmark presence along the boulevard. We felt the circle was a simple form that everyone gets,’ he continues, ‘an iconic form that forges a strong identity for the square as well as becoming part of the wider urban realm.’"
© D.Godliman