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Project Name: Centre Pompidou-Metz, Paris,

France
Project Type: Modern Contemporary Art Museum
Year: 2010
Height: 77 m
Area: 11330 m²
PEOPLE Architect: Shigeru Ban Architects
Architecture Influence: Bilbao effect
SPACIALLY BUILT AS TOURIST ATTRACTION

This is a museum of modern and contemporary art

and a branch of Centre Pompidou of Paris in Metz.
Main purpouse of the annex is to show large art
work displays.

PROCESS TECHNOLOGY It possesses three rectangular galleries (Gallery 1,

2, and 3) weaving through the building at different
levels, jutting out through the roof with huge picture
windows angled towards landmarks such as the
Saint-Stephen Gothic cathedral, the Imperial rail-
way station and, the Arsenal Concert Hall.

Architect Shigeru Ban used ‘Bilbao effect’ as he Views from Galleries

was influenced by Sir Frank O. Gehry’s Guggen-
heim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
Site
Pg. 1 The Bilbao Effect is when powerful architecture
holds the potential to transform a sleepy city into a
bustling metropolis. These are the structures that
People give people incentive to visit and give the local pop-
Pg. 2
ulation more opportunities.

Galleries jutting out through the roof

Process
Pg. 3

Technology
Pg. 6

Conclusion
Pg. 7
Landscape design of Site - Foot bridge and Gardens
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 PROCESS
Program Requirements/Zonning

Plan AA Plan BB

Plan CC Plan DD
Formation of Spaces at various Levels

D D

C C

B B
A A

Sections Showing Interior Volumes Space reqirement diagram and involvement of people

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 PROCESS

The concept of the roof structure of this building is inspired by a Chinese hat that is made of
Bamboo strips by using a wicker craft technique. Here, the architect used digital technology in
Chinese Hat such a way that structure gets a fusion of crafts and technology.
Bamboo Wicker Craft
The undulating laminated timber roof structure surrounds a 77-meter metal spire and, the frame
is covered with a translucent fiberglass and Teflon textile canopy and overhangs the building’s
walls by up to 20 meters.

Geographical Shape
& Country Symbol
Hexagone

Choosen waving style

which forms Hexagonal
shape

Overall interior form and Space Planning

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 TECHNOLOGY
This undulating timber roof is designed by
using advanced BIM modeling software
(for analyzing load capacity and tensile
strength of the structure). The timber
beams measure 14 x 44 centimeters in
cross-section,18,000 linear meters of ma-
terial is individually CNC-fabricated. After
this modeling and CNC process, assem-
bly of these kits of parts makes one mod-
ule. By continuing this assembly process,
it makes building component which is
prelaminated undulated timber roof.
Individual Timber member made by CNC process

Interlocking Rigid Joint Expansion Joint between two members

Exploded view showing Structure and Materials Exploded view of joinery - Stacking of timber members

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 INTER-RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM OF PEOPLE-PROCESS-TECHNOLOGY
CONCLUSION
Using technology in right and appropri-
ate manner is not an easy task. It takes
a lot of planning and decision making as
part of the pre-processing of the project
to go ahead and finalize it. It also cal-
culates the required quantity of material
and hardware parts, so there’s no prob-
lem with extra wastage of material vi-
sa-vise shortage of material.
This project process is an enabler
because it initiates the idea of using
technology as its driving force. Archi-
tect’s decisions in process of finalizing
Form-structure-material and execution
drive towards technology.
Driving Force is technology here as it im-
plements process as per the architect’s
desire and requirement. But One import-
ant point of this prefabricated structure is
that every part is different, so technology
gives ease of managing these parts.
However, it takes a lot of time to make
individual parts with the machine also.
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