Poornima University,Jaipur

School Of Planning And Architecture

2017-2018

Centre Georges Pompidou,Paris,france

Submitted To – Submitted By -
Ar.Himanshu N. Chitransh.M
 Architects: Richard Rogers (modernist and functionalist designs)
Renzo Piano (high-tech and postmodernism)
 Architectural style : Postmodern and High-Tech
 Structural system : superstructure with reinforced concrete floors
 Completed : 1971 - 1977
 Height and construction cost: 45.5 m and $363,858,691(over by
11.1%)
 THEMES OF THE DESIGN -
 Flexible envelope
 Steel structure
 Simple geometric form
 Exterior mechanical
 Building circulation
 Building has two parts :
 Three levels of infrastructure where they gather technical facilities and
service,
 A large glass and steel superstructure of seven levels, including the
terrace and the mezzanine.
 The plan is rectangular, with the longer sides on the front of the square
and the service.
 The different systems on the exterior of the building are painted different
colors to distinguish their different roles.
 The structure and largest ventilation components were painted white.
 Stairs and elevator structures were painted a silver grey.
 Ventilation is painted blue.
 Plumbing and fire control piping painted green.
 The electrical elements are yellow and orange, and the elevator motor
rooms and shafts, or the elements that allow for movement throughout
the building, are painted red.
 One of the "movement" elements that the center is most known for is the
escalator (painted red on the bottom) on the west facade, a tube that
zigzags up to the top of the building providing visitors view of the city of
Paris.