Performative design and quality of architecture. Façade Engineering for IBM Headquarters in Rome

Translated title of the contribution: Performative design and quality of architecture. Façade Engineering for IBM Headquarters in Rome

Gerard Hausladen, Francesco Antinori, Michele Conteduca, Elisabeth Endres, Daniele Santucci

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Abstract

Il nuovo IBM Headquarters rappresenta un’esperienza di ricerca applicata operata in collaborazione tra il Dipartimento PDTA di Sapienza e la Technische Universität München, in cui la cultura tecnologica ha avuto un ruolo determinante nell’innovazione del tradizionale processo di progettazione integrata, fornendo il know how necessario allo sviluppo di soluzioni tecnico-prestazionali capaci di garantire obiettivi in linea con gli attuali standard internazionali. La consulenza sul Facade Engineering con gli studi energetico-ambientali ed il progetto di dettaglio dei caratteri costruttivi della facciata, ha permesso di coniugare target prestazionali e qualità architettonica, rispettare tempi e budget, contribuendo ad attrarre gli investimenti di una multinazionale come IBM.

The new IBM Headquarters represents an applied research experience carried out in collaboration between Sapienza’s PDTA Department and Technische Universität München. The technological culture has played a key role in the innovation of the traditional integrated design process, providing know-how necessary for the development of technical-performance solutions, thus ensuring objectives in line with current international standards. The consulting activity on Facade Engineering with energy-environmental studies and the detailed design of the building’s façade features has allowed to combine performance targets and architectural quality, respect scheduled timing and budget, helping to attract the investments of a multinational such as IBM.

Translated title of the contributionPerformative design and quality of architecture. Façade Engineering for IBM Headquarters in Rome
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)288-299
Number of pages12
JournalTECHNE
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Nov 2019

Keywords

  • Economic Sustainability
  • Façade Engineering
  • Integrated Design
  • Performative Design
  • Transparent Shell

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