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| Centre Pompidou |
The Centre Pompidou is located in the Beaubourg neighborhood in Paris, France. The
competition for Centre Pompidou in 1971 attracted 650 entries, and the winning
project was designed by Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and Gianfranco Franchini. This
building was unconventional because it took functional elements such as
escalators, water pipes, and air conditioning to the outside of the building which allowed more free space on the interior of the building for displaying artwork.
The elements are color coded by function: blue for air, green for water, red
for elevators and safety devices, gray for corridors, and yellow for electricity.
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| Centre Pompidou |
There was
a lot of opposition from people who did not like the idea of having a modern,
colorful building in the middle of the centrally located historic district.
Despite this opposition, when the building was open in 1977, it was an instant
success. Today, the
Centre Pompidou has had 25,000 visitors per day which makes it one of the most
visited attractions in Paris. It houses Europe's largest museum of modern art, a large public library, a center for music and acoustic research
In my models I wanted to show how the Centre Pompidou stands out from the surrounds. It is much larger in scale than the surrounding buildings, and it also stands out because of how modern and colorful the building is compared to the surrounding neighborhood. I like the modern new building mixed in the historic section, and it has become a very popular destination. The model on the right shows the color coding of the pipes and how they completely cover the sides of the buildings. I think it is interesting that the strategy of putting the structure and the mechanical systems on the outside not only
helps the structure be understood, but it maximizes the interior space
so there is plenty of room to show artwork. The facade facing the piazza appears mostly white with the main element being the circulation on the outside with the sides being filled with different colors of pipes with different functions.
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