The Shard

Compiled by Mitali and Atharva

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 Introduction
THE SHARD
This work of the architect Renzo Piano, also known as London
Bridge Tower, or simply The Shard (The Splinter), with a cost of
714 million euros and a height of 310 meters, has become
the time of its completion in the tallest building in Europe.

Location : London, England

Architect : Renzo Piano
Built in : 2009-2012
Height : 310m
Top Floor Height : 304.10m
Floors : 72
Built-up Area : 56.000m2
Concept
● The shape and size of most of the buildings in London is
governed by its placing w.r.t St. Paul’s Cathedral as is in case
of The Shard.
● The Shard is a mix use building housing residential, offices
and retail.
● 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.
● 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.
Zoning
● Floor 0-1………Lobby
● Floor 2-28……. Offices
● Floor 31-33…… Restaurants
● Floor 34-52…… Hotel
● Floor 52………. Spa
● Floor 53-65…… Residential apartments
● Floor 68-72…… Gazer
● Floor 75-87…… Needle
 Structural Details
● The tower is effectively three separate
structures – a steel-frame building for the first 40
floors, a post-tension concrete frame up to
level 72, then a steel spire to complete the
shape to the equivalent of level 95(armor hat
system)
● It provided damping at the upper levels to
minimise lateral acceleration and thus control
the sway of the building in the wind. This
solution also eliminated the need for a tuned
mass damper, thus freeing up an additional
residential floor.
● The building was constructed by a top-down
approach.
● The foundation 50 meters sinks into the ground.
● Prefabrication and preassembly of the 500-
tonne, 66-metre steel spire to minimize the risks
of working at such an unprecedented height.
 Services
● Vertical circulation is at the core regulated by 44
elevators.The building is served by 44 lifts, some of which
are double-decker.
● HVAC - For this building, natural gas is supplied by
London's Natural Grid to the combined heat and power
plant (CHP),This fuel is efficiently converted into
electricity for the power gird and the heat produced by
the CHP is then used to provide for further services.
● Eight “splinters” glass define shape and visual quality of
the tower. The huge double ventilated façade with
36.000m2, use crystals with low iron content with a
mechanical roller blind in the cavity to provide sun
protection. In the coating of the walls 11,000 were used
glass plates. Many of these are solar panels on the
sloping and perfectly oriented to the sun deck, creating
a large area of renewable energy.
● The core was also designed to house elevators, water
mains,
● Electrical wires (used for lighting, receptacles,
telecommunications, etc.), and emergency staircase.
● Lifts in The Shard travel at speeds of up to 6 metres a
second.
Maintenance
● With the scale and complexity comes
heavy maintenance of the building.
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