CT-2614

THE TATE MODERN

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Faculty – BHARGAV TEWAR

Teaching Associate – AANCHAL ARORA

Aditya Agrawal – UG190050

 STRUCTURE DETAILS

• STRUCTURE NAME : THE TATE MODERN

• LOCATION : LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
• IMPORTANT PERSON INVOLVED :
• ARCHITECT : Herzog & de Meuron
• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER : Ramboll Group
• STEELWORK CONTRACTORS : Severfield, Bourne Steel
• MAIN CONTRACTOR : Mace
• MAIN CLIENT : Trustees of Tate Modern
• PROJECT MANAGER : Stanhope
• FAÇADE : Ramboll Group
• GEOTECHNICAL : Ramboll Group
• LANDSCAPE : Ramboll Group
• TRAFFIC : Ramboll Group
• MATERIAL SUPPLIER :
• FORMWORK : Doka GmbH
• COMPLETION DATE : YEAR 2016
 CONCEPT

“…. While the galleries vary in size and proportion, are essentially uniform.
All of them are normal rectangular rooms, ordinary and obvious on one
hand, and on the other a dramatic impact. Along with the stunning views of
the city, the radical simplicity and directness of impact widths for
themselves. No points between the walls, floors, or floors and the roof. The
roofs are flat and not articulated. The oak floors are unfinished adding an
unexpected sensuality to the rooms, while the dark concrete floor at level
5, unaccustomed form a contrast with the works of art, especially of
classical modernism. The cast iron grates for ventilation, placed on the
ground, they look as if they were part of the former power station.
Overall, one gets the impression that the exhibition spaces have always
been there, like the facades of brick, the chimney or the turbine hall. This
impression is, of course, misleading. Inside the building, all has been
reinvented and re-designed, but the new and old building components are
interrelated in tune with each other in such a way as to be
indistinguishable. The result is more exciting than the pure conservation
and more complex structure given a totally new… “(Herzog & de Meuron)
DRAWINGS
DRAWINGS
 STUDY MATERIAL
• MATERIAL : BRICK
BRICKWORK
 OTHER MATERIALS
• MATERIAL : BRICK • MATERIAL : GLASS (GLAZING)
 OTHER MATERIALS
• MATERIAL : CONCRETE • MATERIAL : METALWORK
THANKYOU

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