Kaye Alexander investigates the servicing arrangements under the zinc cladding of Zaha Hadid Architects’ Glasgow Museum of Transport
The Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Glasgow Museum of Transport on the River Clyde is 54 weeks into its 129-week building programme. The competition-winning design was conceived as a seamless object, the first renders suggesting a walk-in sculpture cast in chrome. As the budget spiralled to £74 million, a stainless-steel shingle roof was dropped in favour of zinc standing seam, which will be constructed next month. But the initial idea of a ‘building with no backside’ and an unobstructed roofline has been retained, meaning servicing had to be accommodated within the roof and under the ground.
The Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Glasgow Museum of Transport on the River Clyde is 54 weeks into its 129-week building programme. The competition-winning design was conceived as a seamless object, the first renders suggesting a walk-in sculpture cast in chrome. As the budget spiralled to £74 million, a stainless-steel shingle roof was dropped in favour of zinc standing seam, which will be constructed next month. But the initial idea of a ‘building with no backside’ and an unobstructed roofline has been retained, meaning servicing had to be accommodated within the roof and under the ground.
Article:http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/building-design/hiding-zahas-pipes/1995537.article