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Nicholas Grimshaw • A contemporary British Architect • Born in 1939 • Belongs to High tech modern era. • Educated at Wellington College • President of the Royal Academy • Won a RIBA national award • Waterloo railway terminal awarded the accolade of 'Building of the Year' National Space Centre in Leicester Flats, Camden Enneus Heerma Bridge Railway station, Melbourne •Always seeks alternative and better means to address an architectural problem, such as a suspended glass wall or the creation of adaptable free-span space. •A concern with generous circulation and social spaces •Very precise and inventive detailing •Designing components that explore the potential of materials and technology •a steady evolution, from the earliest buildings to the latest. The Eden Project ,Cornwall •World's largest greenhouse and a visitor attraction •The aim of the building is to promote the understanding and responsible management of the vital relationship between plants, people and resources, leading to a sustainable future for all. •The complex comprises a number of domes that house Plant Species from around the world, Visitor Centre, The core, and landscape areas •The domes are made out of hundreds of hexagons plus a few pentagons •constructed in an unused china clay pit •State-of-the-art computer simulations were used to model the path of the sun throughout the year, to identify the best hot spots for the greenhouses. •provided protection from the wind and ideal for sunlight. Biomes • Rainforest Biome (Area 3.9 acres) used for tropical plants, and is kept at a tropical temperature. • Mediterranean Biome (Area 1.6 acres) houses familiar warm temperate and arid plants • Outdoor Biome represents temperate region Use of ETFE Use of ETFE The biome panels are glazed with Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), which • • • • • • • • is less than 1% of the weight of equivalent glass. costs 24% to 70% less to install. lets through more sunlight Has a high melting temperature is not degraded by sunlight suffers minimal deformation when it is windy Easy maintenance is recyclable. •Each polygonal panel is like a club sandwich, with three or four layers of ETFE heat-welded together. •Overall thickness is about two metres. Structure • The domes are made out of hundreds of hexagons plus a few pentagons that interconnect the whole construction together • Structure is completely selfsupporting, with no internal supports • maximum strength with minimum steelwork and maximum volume with minimum surface area Environmental Aspects •The domes provide diverse growing conditions, and many plants are on display. •a world-class centre for education and scientific research into environmental issues •Automated controlled ventilation and temperature •The massive amounts of water required to create the humid conditions of the Tropical Biome, and to serve the toilet facilities, are all sanitized rain water •the energy comes from a wind turbines. •The core has photo voltaic array on the roof top. Thank You!!! Gaurav Joshi B. arch IV