FLATIRON

BUILDING
Architect: D.H. Burnham Company
Built in 1902
New York, United States

Tahira Munir
M.Tayyab
DANIEL HUDSON BURNHAM
SEPTEMBER 4,1846-JUNE 1, 1912)

 Daniel H. Burnham, was an American architect and urban designer.

 He had prominent roles in the creation of master plans for the development of a number
of cities
 He was the Director of Works for the World‘s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
 Revival of Renaissance architecture
 Beaux-Arts architecture.
ABOUT THE BUILDING
 It is called one of the world's most iconic
skyscrapers, and a quintessential symbol
of New York City
 The name "Flatiron" derives from its
resemblance to a cast-iron clothes' iron.
 Neighborhood is called the Flatiron
District after its signature building
 The Flatiron Building is a triangular 22-story, 285-
foot tall landmarked building
 Built around a skeleton of steel,
 Building is fronted with limestone and terra-cotta
 Shaped like a perfect right triangle,
 It measures only six feet across the narrow end
CONCEPT
BASED ON CLASSICAL GREEK
COLUMN
THE BASE
THE MAIN BODY
THE CAPITAL
ARCHITECTURA
L STYLE
 Baroque Style Featuring Italian Renaissance

 Beaux-Arts architecture

 Renaissance Revival Architecture

 An ornate yet restricted facade is composed

DESIGN with a combination of stone and tile panels

whose shapes provide a padding effect. Wavy
bays break the monotony halfway up the
building, offering the overall look of a palace
that develops in height.
CONTRAST IN FORM AND
MASS
 If we look from left, right and rare
side, its shape is like a rectangle
 The front view is different than the
rest
 The massing is the same because
from the top to bottom it looks like a
right triangle
CONTRAST OF WINDOW SIZE
 The lower windows have the same size
 Larger than the windows on the upper
part that have the same size.
 On the upmost part, the windows are
also the same with curvilinear side
CONTRAST OF LINE AND
DIRECTION

 It has vertical direction for the

outline of the building.
 It has vertical and horizontal lines
for the windows
FLOOR PLAN
FEATURES OF BUILDING
 Column of antiquity :- base, shaft, and capital.
 Older precedents in architecture
 Heavy
 Solid
 Clad in limestone
 Glazed terra cotta
 Rich aesthetic
 Acute angel
 Accommodate four times the typical wind loads
 INTERIOR SPACES
 HALLWAYS STAIRCASE ELEVATOR
WINDOWS AND ENTRANCE
DOORS

CIRCULATORY DOOR
ROOF