-더 샤드 [ Renzo Piano Building Workshop ] The Shard

Renzo Piano Building Workshop-The Shard

 

런던 브리지 타워라고도 알려진 더 샤드는 템스 강 남쪽 런던브리지 역 옆에 위치한 72층 복합 용도 타워이다. 이 복합시설의 용도의 건물은 하루 24시간 사용된다. 타워의 형태인 피라미드는 이러한 조합에 대한 적합성에 따라 결정되었다. 중간에 위치한 레스토랑, 공공장소 및 호텔, 마지막 층에는 지상에서 240m 높이에 공공 관람 갤러리가 있다. 수직으로 분배된 이러한 기능들은 타워가 점점 가늘어질 수 있도록 한다.

8개의 경사진 유리 파사드인 "유리파편"은 타워의 모양과 시각적 품질을 정의하고 건물의 규모를 분할하고 예측 할 수 없는 방식으로 빛을 반사한다. 이 건축물의 커튼월 유리는 주변의 변화하는 하늘에 대한 민감성과 가벼움을 타워에 부여하며, 샤드의 색상과 분위기는 끊임없이 변화한다.

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The Shard, also known as the London Bridge Tower, is a 72-storey, mixed-use tower located beside London Bridge Station on the south bank of the River Thames. This project was a response to the urban vision of London Mayor Ken Livingstone and to his policy of encouraging high-density development at key transport nodes in London. This sort of sustainable urban extension relies on the proximity of public transportation, discourages car use and helps to reduce traffic congestion in the city.

 

A mix of uses – residential, offices and retail – creates a building that is in use 24 hours a day. The slender and pyramidal form of the tower was determined by its suitability to this mix: large floor plates at the bottom for offices; restaurants, public spaces and a hotel located in the middle; private apartments at the top of the building. The final floors accommodate a public viewing gallery, 240 m above street level. This arrangement of functions also allows the tower to taper off and disappear into the sky - a particularly important detail for Renzo Piano Building Workshop given the building’s prominence on the London skyline.

 

Eight sloping glass facades, the “shards” define the shape and visual quality of the tower, fragmenting the scale of the building and reflecting the light in unpredictable ways. Opening vents in the gaps or “fractures” between the shards, provide natural ventilation to winter gardens. The extra-white glass used on the Shard gives the tower a lightness and a sensitivity to the changing sky around it, the Shard’s colour and mood are constantly changing.

 

It required a particular technical solution to ensure the facade’s performance in terms of controlling light and heat. A double-skin, naturally ventilated facade with internal blinds that respond automatically to changes in light levels was developed. The logic is very simple: external blinds are very effective in keeping solar gain out of a building, but unprotected external blinds are not appropriate for a tall building, hence the extra layer of glass facade on the outside. As part of the project, a section of London Bridge Station’s concourse was also redeveloped and the Shard has been the stimulus for much of the regeneration of the surrounding area, now known as the London Bridge Quarter.

Photography by Ben Marshall, Michel Denancé, Rob Telford, Sam Roberts, Nikolas Ventourakis

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