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NOTRE DAME DE PARIS, PARIS, FRANCE
NOTRE DAME DE
PARIS CHARACTERISTICS:

Building Style: Gothic • Roof

Location: Paris, France Post the fire breakdown, the roof of the Notre Dame was rebuilt with triangular wooden trusses.

Date: 1163-1345 • Window

The central circular window was made of stained glasses with decorative stone-work patterns. This large
Architects: Jean-Baptiste-
and colorful stained glass window is a masterpiece of the Gothic art. The openings were made by pointed
Antoine Lassus, Jean de
arches which were thin and tall to support the roof weight.
Chelles

Historical Influence: • Building Material

Romanesque Architecture The building was constructed out of limestone which was mixed with iron to provide additional
strength to the structure. Other material of construction were wood and lead.

• Structural and ornamental/decorative features

To build this tall structure ribbed vaults and flying buttresses were used as a support.
To support the building structure, huge mass with small windows was used to carry the weight which is a
characteristic inspired from the Romanesque Architecture style.
The façade has distinctive sculptures around the central part with statues.
The two tall towers represent the church’s presence from a distance and point towards the sky depicting
place of God.
Gargoyles are one distinctive feature to push out water away from the cathedral.
 CHARACTERISTICS:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Building Style: Neoclassical • Roof

The roof is flat with simple horizontal elements on the parapet wall which is supported by the huge
Location: London, United linear columns running through the front façade of the building.
Kingdom

Date: 1703-1705 • Window

Architects: John Nash, Windows of the palace were double hung sash windows with six panes per panel. They followed a
William Winde, Aston Webb, rectangular symmetric placements throughout the façade. The door openings were arch shaped which was
Thomas Cubitt, Edward Blore the main invention of the Ancient Roman Architecture.

Historical Influence: Ancient

Roman and Greek Architecture • Building Material
The major material of construction used is the Limestone. The type of limestone used was
popularly seen in many buildings of England.

• Structural and ornamental/decorative features

The most prominent feature of the building is the huge columns on the façade. The decorative column
capital are inspired from the Greek orders.
Another decorative element of the entablature was highly inspired from the gothic tympanum, frieze,
architrave and other such parts.
This building depicts precise symmetry and a classical proportion which were the basis of Greek
Architecture.
This palace represents grandeur of scale and simplicity of form. It has achieved perfection with sleek
intricate detailing on the front facade.
BARCELONA PAVILION, BARCELONA, SPAIN
BARCELONA PAVILION
CHARACTERISTICS:
Building Style: Modernism
• Roof
Location: Barcelona, Spain
The roof of the pavilion is low and flat adding to the horizontally oriented nature of the structure.
Date: 1928-1929 The low profile gives a sense of floating roof appearing in elevation showing weightlessness of the
solid mass of the building.
Architects: Ludwig Mies
van der Rohe • Window
A throughout going exterior boundary is created by large windows inducing movements into the
Historical Influence: building.
Industrial Revolution and
Arts and Crafts Movement
• Building Material
The materials used were high grade stones like marble with other materials like reinforced
concrete, steel and glass. Grey, green and white tinted glass were used along with translucent glass for
spatial divisions.

• Structural and ornamental/decorative features

The most prominent feature of the structure is the steel pillars holding the long flat roof.
Grid system was followed through the planning and design of the building.
Clean, minimal design composed of horizontal planes gives a modern touch to the structure inspired by
the architecture style of Frank Loyd Wright.
The structure creates an additive and subtractive balance wherein the roof adds to the additive part
seamlessly blending together.
LOUIS VITTON FOUNDATION, PARIS, FRANCE
LOUIS VITTON
FOUNDATION CHARACTERISTICS:
Building Style:
Contemporary • Roof
The roof structure is build with glass to collect the rain water and reuse it, bringing in the
Location: Paris, France sustainability factor of the design.

Date: 2014
• Window
Architects: Frank Gehry The glass openings blend in seamlessly with the parametric nature of the building form.

Historical Influence: • Building Material

Advancement of digital
design, Transcendentalism The building used materials like white blocks; icebergs, clad panels of fiber reinforced concrete
supported by glass with wooden frames.

• Structural and ornamental/decorative features

The parametric nature of the wall panels brings a sense of movement, reflecting the context of the
building of water, wood and garden.
The glass panels and the punctures within symbolically represent the calling culture of France.
The free form shape of the structure highly integrated the surrounding landscapes with itself.
VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE WEST, VANCOUVER, CANADA
VANCOUVER CHARACTERISTICS:
CONVENTION CENTRE
WEST
• Roof
Building Style: Sustainable The centre has a green living roofing system with more than four lakh plants which works as an
insulator with heat gains in winters and loss in summer.
Location: Vancouver, Canada • Window
Date: 2009 Huge spans of glass windows are seen through the floors to maximize natural light and ventilation.

Architects: LMN Architects • Building Material

Historical Influence: Arts Materials used in the construction are steel frames with glass walls as the base materials. Local
and Crafts Movement wood has been used within the center from the sustainably managed forests.

• Structural and ornamental/decorative features

The roof has bee hives which help the plants in pollination while supplying honey to the kitchen.
Indoor- outdoor connectivity is highly achieved through the glass walls respecting the context of the
building.
This double LEED Platinum center’s landform embraces the street grid and opens view corridors to the
water.
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