Pioneering engineering methods were used, such as top-down construction, where foundations are dug while the core is built up — a first for the UK. Over one hour period — employing lorry-loads, one every three minutes — the team poured 5, cubic metres of concrete. The years of hard work and ingenuity came to fruition in , when The Shard was completed and officially opened by the Prime Minister of Qatar. Since then, its restaurants, hotel and viewing gallery have opened to the public and tenants have begun to move into its offices.
Today, The Shard is a living, dynamic building, full of energy. These two Renzo-designed buildings will be occupied by 12, people and are already establishing a new vibrant community - Shard Quarter. The inauguration was also marked by a spectacular light and laser show that illuminated the building. Taking inspiration from the spires of London churches and the masts of tall ships depicted by the 18 th -century Venetian painter Canaletto, Renzo Piano designed The Shard as a spire-like sculpture emerging from the River Thames.
The slender pyramidal form was tuned to the mix of uses that the building contains; offices making use of the large floor plates on levels , and directly connected to the busy transport hub at ground level. Immediately above are three floors of restaurants and bars. Rousseau, R. Stampton, M. Doerr, M. Gomes, J. Nakagawa, K. Rottova, C. Shortle, O. Aubert, C. Colson, Y. Design Team Phase Two : J. Moolhuijzen, W. Matthews, B. Akkerhuis, G.
Bannatyne, E. Chen, G. Reid with O. Floors are office space rental areas. The 31st, 32nd, and 33rd floors are all dedicated to restaurants. The Shangri-La Hotel takes up the 34th through the 52nd floor, and is a five star hotel.
Residential apartments are between floors 53 and There is also an observatory between the 68th and 72nd floors. There is a spire that runs from the 72nd floor to the very top. DesignBook DesignBook presents a selection of the world's greatest buildings, architecture and design.
On January 25 , the concrete pumps began to pour concrete in the floor of the plant In August facade cladding wrapped over half the building. Continued dumping of homes and mid August the core box core was removed. In late September, the steel structure was approaching the full height of the core, almost reaching the meters. On September 24, the last crane, the highest built in Britain so far, installed the top spire, precast and pre-assembled based on 3D models, becoming the tallest building in the European Union, surpassing the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt, Germany.
The Shard was auctioned on March 30, , with the placement of your last needle, 66 meters high, tonelads. The building reached meters. In reference to his height, some reports give Since the beginning of its construction in about people have worked so he could be finished for the celebrations of the London Olympic Games. That the public had access to such an important building in town was particularly taken into account at the time of its design.
A remodeled entrance to the London Birdge station in the lobby level, lead to a public square, where there are cafes, restaurants, a gym and a famous center of learning. The idea for the center grew out of the recognition that both Shard London Bridge will be a focal point for the local community as a business center. The slender pyramid shape adapts to different uses intended for the building and distributed in its Great floors dedicated to offices in the lower part, with public areas, central hotel with rooms, several restaurants and apartments on top.
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