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The old Commonwealth Institute in Kensington, London. Seen here stripped and ready to be converted into the new Design Museum. The building is by Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall (RMJM), built 1960-62. It is now Grade II* listed, mainly for its complex hyperbolic paraboloid roof
Trying to create more organic (curvy and less reliant on a dodecahedral base) forms. Got a new batch of magnets today. Im not a fan of the gold ones but I do like having three different colors. Helps to differentiate the form. Tends to get lost if you use nothing but silver.
Hyparschale Ausstellungszentrum Kulturpark Rotehorn Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland _ 17.10.2008
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Sam Scorer architect, 1959-61, Brayford Pool, Lincoln.
The car showrooms were subsequently used as a library and later restaurants (in 2011 it was Nandos restaurant).
This church in Lincoln, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, dates from 1963 and serves a large housing estate which grew up around that time on the northern edge of the City. This modern building was designed by Sam Scorer, a local architect, and features an the first of his designs with an Hyperbolic paraboloid roof. Where the roof meets the ground it is plunged into two pools of water reflecting the significance of baptism in the design whilst the upward curves seems to be reaching for the heavens. Whilst the building is modern the parish is ancient and has a rather complex history. An earlier 12th century church once stood some 400 yards to the south west of the present building. The parish, which was largely barren heath land, was without it's own vicar from 1304 and the vicar of nearby Dunholme became responsible for providing a chaplain to officiate at St. John's until the building fell into disrepair and was finally demolished in 1545. In 1950 with the expansion of Lincoln the parish regained it's independent status with it's first vicar being appointed for over 700 years.
Hyparschale Ausstellungszentrum Kulturpark Rotehorn Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland _ 17.10.2008
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Memorial plaque on the ex-Lincolnshire Motor Company Showrooms (Sam Scorer architect, 1959-61), Brayford Pool, Lincoln.
The car showrooms were subsequently used as a library and later restaurants (in 2011 it was Nandos restaurant).
1963, Sam Scorer architect, Hajnal Konyi engineer, stained glass by Keith New.
"A modern church for a modern housing estate".
Sam Scorer architect, 1959-61, Brayford Pool, Lincoln.
The car showrooms were subsequently used as a library and later restaurants (in 2011 it was Nandos restaurant).
St. Charles Borromeo Church was designed by Funk, Molander, and Johnson and was completed in 1961. The church is constructed in the shape of an unbalanced hyperbolic-paraboloid. The baked enamel doors and the stained glass throughout the church were designed by French artist, Gabriel Loire.
934 West 21st St.
A double hyperbolic paraboloid. Built in 1956. Good description in Kansas City Magazine.
kansascitymag.com/news/only-in-kc/this-houses-double-hype...
This house’s ‘double hyperbolic paraboloid’ roof makes it one of Lawrence’s most recognizable homes
Dawnya Bartsch
August 21, 2022
There’s a term to describe the roof of one of Lawrence’s most recognizable homes: It’s a double hyperbolic paraboloid. The pitch of this striking mid-century roofline starts high, swooping down and out as if it were fabric being pushed by a breeze. At first glance, it could be likened to an exuberant nun’s habit.
Known as the Dean House—after Donald Dean, a civil engineering professor at the University of Kansas who designed the 1956 home—it sits on a visible corner lot in Lawrence’s Centennial neighborhood not far from KU.
Surrounded by traditional Atomic Era homes, it’s that double hyperbolic paraboloid roof that makes it stand out. It’s a rectangle twisted and pinched in such a way as to create six distinct corners—three resting on supporting piers and three soaring up and out, negating the need for load-bearing walls. Inside, that creates one large space with lots of windows and partition-like walls that, in many instances, don’t reach the ceiling, says current owner Randy Masten.
Masten, his wife Kathie and their son have lived in the home since the early 2000s and consider themselves caretakers of the historic property. “It’s art, really,” Masten says of the light-filled house.
As an engineer, Dean was captivated by paraboloid buildings that were popping up at the time in other parts of the world. He especially liked the idea that the buildings were using less material than traditional structures of approximately the same size, proving them economically advantageous and a good way to meet the 1950s housing demand. But these buildings were made of concrete, and in the United States, that was much too expensive to use. To solve this problem, Dean imagined creating the parabola shape using a wood lattice, successfully creating what is widely believed to be the first of its kind, according to Lawrence Modern, an organization dedicated to preserving and documenting Lawrence’s mid-century architecture.
“Dean estimated two or three carpenters could build a hyperbolic paraboloid roof the size of his house in three or four days using plywood sheets for $1 per square foot,” wrote Tom Harper on Lawrence Modern.
It turned out Dean was right. He enlisted the help of student engineers, and it took approximately three days to build. It was less expensive, around $18,000, and had about two thousand four hundred square feet, half the per-square-foot price of a conventional house at the time, according to the February 1957 issue of Fortune magazine.
Dean and his wife lived in the home until 1960 when they moved to Delaware for a new teaching position. The home has passed through several owners, with a roof replacement in the 1980s being the only major renovation project.
St. Charles Borromeo Church was designed by Funk, Molander, and Johnson and was completed in 1961. The church is constructed in the shape of an unbalanced hyperbolic-paraboloid. The baked enamel doors and the stained glass throughout the church were designed by French artist, Gabriel Loire.
This roof is an example of a Hyperbolic Paraboloid erikdemaine.org/hypar/ Hypars in Architecture
"Hypars and joining hypars in a few special ways have been used extensively in architecture. For example, Curt Siegel's 1962 book Structure and Form in Modern Architecture (page 256) illustrates the roof of the Girls' Grammar School in London (designed by Chamberlin, Powell, and Bonn) which is what we call a “5-hat” with five hypars spread apart slightly. Later (page 264) the idea of joining two 5-hats is suggested, although the two hats are cut to have a curved boundary, making them easy to join. Page 260 shows a photo of the Philips pavilion at the 1958 Brussels exhibition (designed by Le Corbusier) which is a beautiful surface made of eight or so hypars that rests on the ground. A few more wonderful examples with straight boundaries are illustrated by Heinrich Engel in his book mentioned above (pages 228-229), each involving between five and twelve hypars. Finally, a grid of connecting “4-hats” is illustrated and analyzed by Frei Otto in the 1969 book Tensile Structures (volume 2, page 64). "
St. Charles Borromeo Church was designed by Funk, Molander, and Johnson and was completed in 1961. The church is constructed in the shape of an unbalanced hyperbolic-paraboloid. The baked enamel doors and the stained glass throughout the church were designed by French artist, Gabriel Loire.
St. Charles Borromeo Church was designed by Funk, Molander, and Johnson and was completed in 1961. The church is constructed in the shape of an unbalanced hyperbolic-paraboloid. The baked enamel doors and the stained glass throughout the church were designed by French artist, Gabriel Loire.
This roof is an example of a Hyperbolic Paraboloid erikdemaine.org/hypar/ Hypars in Architecture
"Hypars and joining hypars in a few special ways have been used extensively in architecture. For example, Curt Siegel's 1962 book Structure and Form in Modern Architecture (page 256) illustrates the roof of the Girls' Grammar School in London (designed by Chamberlin, Powell, and Bonn) which is what we call a “5-hat” with five hypars spread apart slightly. Later (page 264) the idea of joining two 5-hats is suggested, although the two hats are cut to have a curved boundary, making them easy to join. Page 260 shows a photo of the Philips pavilion at the 1958 Brussels exhibition (designed by Le Corbusier) which is a beautiful surface made of eight or so hypars that rests on the ground. A few more wonderful examples with straight boundaries are illustrated by Heinrich Engel in his book mentioned above (pages 228-229), each involving between five and twelve hypars. Finally, a grid of connecting “4-hats” is illustrated and analyzed by Frei Otto in the 1969 book Tensile Structures (volume 2, page 64). "
This roof is an example of a Hyperbolic Paraboloid erikdemaine.org/hypar/ Hypars in Architecture
"Hypars and joining hypars in a few special ways have been used extensively in architecture. For example, Curt Siegel's 1962 book Structure and Form in Modern Architecture (page 256) illustrates the roof of the Girls' Grammar School in London (designed by Chamberlin, Powell, and Bonn) which is what we call a “5-hat” with five hypars spread apart slightly. Later (page 264) the idea of joining two 5-hats is suggested, although the two hats are cut to have a curved boundary, making them easy to join. Page 260 shows a photo of the Philips pavilion at the 1958 Brussels exhibition (designed by Le Corbusier) which is a beautiful surface made of eight or so hypars that rests on the ground. A few more wonderful examples with straight boundaries are illustrated by Heinrich Engel in his book mentioned above (pages 228-229), each involving between five and twelve hypars. Finally, a grid of connecting “4-hats” is illustrated and analyzed by Frei Otto in the 1969 book Tensile Structures (volume 2, page 64). "
1963, Sam Scorer architect, Hajnal Konyi engineer, stained glass by Keith New.
"A modern church for a modern housing estate".
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06/10/2009 : Palm Springs, CA, N. Palm Canyon Dr: Tramway Gas Station / Palm Springs Visitor Center (Albert Frey & Robson C. Chambers, 1965)
St. Charles Borromeo Church was designed by Funk, Molander, and Johnson and was completed in 1961. The church is constructed in the shape of an unbalanced hyperbolic-paraboloid. The baked enamel doors and the stained glass throughout the church were designed by French artist, Gabriel Loire.
Holy Temple Baptist Church
OKC
Begrow & Brown, architects
Not sure of year
This is one of the best buildings ever -- a great googie church in NE OKC. I've been told that the same architects who designed the Cowboy Hall of Fame designed this church, but I'm not 100% sure of that. I've listed the firm as the architects above but will verify that shortly.
This roof is an example of a Hyperbolic Paraboloid erikdemaine.org/hypar/ Hypars in Architecture
"Hypars and joining hypars in a few special ways have been used extensively in architecture. For example, Curt Siegel's 1962 book Structure and Form in Modern Architecture (page 256) illustrates the roof of the Girls' Grammar School in London (designed by Chamberlin, Powell, and Bonn) which is what we call a “5-hat” with five hypars spread apart slightly. Later (page 264) the idea of joining two 5-hats is suggested, although the two hats are cut to have a curved boundary, making them easy to join. Page 260 shows a photo of the Philips pavilion at the 1958 Brussels exhibition (designed by Le Corbusier) which is a beautiful surface made of eight or so hypars that rests on the ground. A few more wonderful examples with straight boundaries are illustrated by Heinrich Engel in his book mentioned above (pages 228-229), each involving between five and twelve hypars. Finally, a grid of connecting “4-hats” is illustrated and analyzed by Frei Otto in the 1969 book Tensile Structures (volume 2, page 64). "