Architecture: Renzo Piano, Gensler, SPF:a
Geo: Los Angeles, US
In honor of bubbles, let’s continue 🙂 I’ve dug up another spherical construction for you, located in LA and designed by Renzo Piano himself. The complex consists of two blocks: the May Company building (now Saban), built back in the 30s of the last century and undergoing a deep renovation. And the new part with the sphere, inside which there is a theater for 1,000 spectators, and from the roof, there’s an excellent view of the Hollywood Hills.
The May Company is notable for its cylindrical corner covered with golden mosaic — a personification of pre-war American modernism. Renzo adapted the entire interior space for the museum complex.
The second part in the form of a sphere is an object out of the ordinary in principle, but in this case, the solution visually breaks the laws of physics. It’s all about the anomalous dimensions of the cantilever, which goes half the volume deep. In the photographs, you can find four reinforced concrete columns as the main support, but visually they look unconvincing. The effect is emphasized by the "not the lightest" material of concrete from which the sphere is cast. With the "levitation" effect, Renzo wanted to emphasize the illusory nature of cinema as an art. I believe it. A beautiful metaphor.
@gorkjournal
Geo: Los Angeles, US
In honor of bubbles, let’s continue 🙂 I’ve dug up another spherical construction for you, located in LA and designed by Renzo Piano himself. The complex consists of two blocks: the May Company building (now Saban), built back in the 30s of the last century and undergoing a deep renovation. And the new part with the sphere, inside which there is a theater for 1,000 spectators, and from the roof, there’s an excellent view of the Hollywood Hills.
The May Company is notable for its cylindrical corner covered with golden mosaic — a personification of pre-war American modernism. Renzo adapted the entire interior space for the museum complex.
The second part in the form of a sphere is an object out of the ordinary in principle, but in this case, the solution visually breaks the laws of physics. It’s all about the anomalous dimensions of the cantilever, which goes half the volume deep. In the photographs, you can find four reinforced concrete columns as the main support, but visually they look unconvincing. The effect is emphasized by the "not the lightest" material of concrete from which the sphere is cast. With the "levitation" effect, Renzo wanted to emphasize the illusory nature of cinema as an art. I believe it. A beautiful metaphor.
@gorkjournal