The relationship between structure and architectural form is particularly difficult and significant in buildings with complex geometry. A notable example of this is the Philarmonie de Paris, which opened in January 2015 and is one of the major recent buildings to be constructed in France. Designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel, it is notable both because of its remarkable exterior volume and the interior concert hall with its distinctive cantilevering tiers. Thus, it constitutes an excellent case study of the challenges implementing a structural design with complex geometry. This paper presents a critical assessment of the building’s structural design, considered in relation to its architectural shape and the necessity and capacity to adapt to its very complex geometries, as well as the difficulties that this engendered. The steel connection design of the main hall tiers (which include prestressed bolted connections with unusual geometry and configurations, together with complex supports combining bolted connections and prestressed bars anchored to concrete structural elements), and the process of erecting the ecran (literally screen in French), a unique piece with a main span of 60 m and a cantilever of 25 m, are especially significant in this sense.
The relationship between structure and architectural form is particularly difficult and significant in buildings with complex geometry. A notable example of this is the Philarmonie de Paris, which opened in January 2015 and is one of the major recent buildings to be constructed in France. Designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel, it is notable both because of its remarkable exterior volume and the interior concert hall with its distinctive cantilevering tiers. Thus, it constitutes an excellent case study of the challenges implementing a structural design with complex geometry. This paper presents a critical assessment of the building’s structural design, considered in relation to its architectural shape and the necessity and capacity to adapt to its very complex geometries, as well as the difficulties that this engendered. The steel connection design of the main hall tiers (which include prestressed bolted connections with unusual geometry and configurations, together with complex supports combining bolted connections and prestressed bars anchored to concrete structural elements), and the process of erecting the ecran (literally screen in French), a unique piece with a main span of 60 m and a cantilever of 25 m, are especially significant in this sense. Read More
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