Lloyd's 1:1 : the currency of the architectural mock-up / Michael Eidenbenz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eidenbenz, Michael, author.

Series:

Reihe "Architektonisches Wissen"

Architektonisches Wissen

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural design--England--London--20th century.

Architectural design.

England--London.

Physical Description:

218 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Zürich : GTA Verlag [2021]

Summary:

The Lloyd's building in London was constructed in the early 1980s based on a viƯsionƯary design by Richard Rogers and Partners. Its planning and construction transformed the ideas of megastructure and intelligent environment into built reality. Mock-ups (prototypic full-size models) played a crucial role in this, enabling Rogers' team to test and refine the necessary novel constructions and procedures to minimize the risks of such an ambitious project. Lloyd's 1:1 is the first case study of one of the most important building projects of the late modern era. It showcases previously unpublished material from the Ưarchives of Rogers Stirk Harbour+Partners, Josef Gartner and Arup to reconstruct the planning process and demonstrate the working methods. Examples of how mock-ups were used as research or planning instruments highlight their Ưrelevance for further developing building culture.

Contents:

1 Mock-Ups: A Key to Problem Solving p. 12

A Look into the Future p. 12

Complexity in Building Design p. 17

Lloyd's Building Design: Knowledge Work through Teamwork p. 18

2 Starting the Dialogue p. 23

Business Face-to-Face p. 23

The Need for a New Building p. 26

A Broad-Based Approach p. 28

A Strategy for Lloyd's p. 33

A Common Language p. 36

3 Visioning the Future p. 39

The Megastructure p. 40

The Intelligent Environment p. 44

The Principle of Legibility p. 52

Negotiating the Vision p. 53

4 Making Promises p. 55

Establishing the Architectural Concept p. 56

Engineering the Technical System p. 65

Open Promises p. 118

5 Framing the Risk p. 121

Management Contracting p. 122

Planning the Investigation p. 128

6 Looking for Answers p. 132

Shuttering the Beam Grid p. 133

Assembling the Facade System p. 147

Embossing the Structured Glass p. 163

Ventilating the Facade Cavity p. 173

Interior Ventilation p. 180

Interior Lighting and Sprinkler System p. 182

The Success of the Mock-Up Programme p. 186

7 Constructing Lloyd's p. 189

8 Mock-ups: The Currency of Experimenting p. 206

Mock-Ups as Experiments p. 206

Virtual Mock-Ups p. 209

The Value of Architectural Mock-Ups p. 210.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783856764128

3856764127

OCLC:

1263755682

Publisher Number:

9783856764128