HEYDER ALIYEV CENTRE, Azerbaijan

1 HEYDER ALIYEV CENTRE, AzerbaijanZaha Hadid ArchitectsBackgroundIn2013,theHeydarAliy evCenteropenedtothepublicinBaku, ,designedbyZahaHadid,hasbecometheprimary buildingforthenation'sculturalprograms, ,asynopsisofthearchitect' , ,Azerbaijanhasbeenworkingonmodernizingan ddevelopingBaku ,theleaderofSoviet-eraAzerbaijanfrom1969 to1982, , spoliticalandeconomicreform,thecenterwas alsodesignedtoshowthepotentialofthecount ry sfutureculturaldevelopment,toencouragepe opletostudythehistory,language,culture, ,fluidrelationshipbetweenitssurroundingp lazaandthebuilding ,asthegroundsurface;accessibletoallaspar tofBaku surbanfabric, ,bifurcations,folds,andinflectionsmodify thisplazasurfaceintoanarchitecturallands capethatperformsamultitudeoffunctions:we lcoming,embracing, ,thebuildingblurstheconventionaldifferen tiationbetweenarchitecturalobjectandurba nlandscape,buildingenvelopeandurbanplaza ,figureandground, CONCEPTSITE PLANMain entranceVIP EntranceCaf EntranceWest EntranceLEVEL ONELEVEL TWOLEVEL THREEA uditoriumMultipurpose hallAuditorium BarWelcome zoneBook store/Gift shopCafeTemporary Art GalleryLibraryMeeting roomLEVEL FOURLEVEL FIVELEVEL SIXA dministrationLEVEL SEVENLEVEL EIGHTLEVEL NINEBaku,whichinoldFarsimeans wherewindbeats ,issubjecttohighwindloadsthroughouttheye ar,andasthecitylieswithinaseismiczone,th eproject.

2 SpaceFrameandconcretewithasinglemovement joint(Figure1and3onthefollowingpage).Str uctural FeaturesFigure 1. Structural system -Space FrameFigure 2. Structural system -Concrete CoresFigure 3. Structural system -Overall ViewSpace ,dictatestheneedtopursueunconventionalst ructuralsolutions;theintroductionofcurve d bootcolumns toachievetheinversepeelofthesurfacefromt hegroundatthewest,andthecantileverbeams dovetails taperingtowardsthefreeend, , Components and ,thebuildingmustbereinforcedbymassive150 -foot-longconcretepilesburiedbelowtheEar th' nodesDuetothelargespanofthespaceframe,it isconnectedtothereinforcedconcretestruct ureinadditiontothesupportofthecolumnsand directlytothefoundation, ,fixtheverticalsteelmembertothejoist, , ,thestructuralengineerwillthickenthespac egridhere,fromtheotherpartsofthesinglela yerintomulti-layer, ,includingthemuseum,exhibitionhallsandco nventioncenter, , spaces in the , , , , , ,beamsandcolumnsatthebasementwhichhasagr idandpatternssystemthroughshearwallsinth eeast, ,administrativeoffice.

3 Servingasacantileverof25metersandtransfe rringloadstotheelementB , , ,thespaceisdividedbyelementB, ,heavygirdersareneededtocarrymoreloadstr ansferredfromtopelementslikeconcretecolu mns,beams, loadCalculating wind load using the Generic formula: F=A*P*CdF is the wind load, A is the area exposed to wind direction, P is the pressure, Cd is a factorThe surface area of inner skin is 22,000 square meters, we estimate one sixths is exposed to the wind s direction, so A equals to square meters. P equals to multiplies the quadratic of V, which stands for local wind speed, and the number is 14mph. So we get P is kilogram per square a flat area, Cd is we can calculate F is Diagram under wind diagram under wind axial reactions under wind For gravity, The construction has been used 121,000 cube meters of reinforced concrete, 194,000tn formwork and 19,000tn mold steel.

4 The density of reinforced concrete is 2400 kilogram per cube meters, so we can use 2400 to multiply 121,000 to get the weight of reinforced concrete, and the number is 290,400, 000 kilogram. Since 1tn= , and we already know it uses 194,000tn formwork and 19,000tn mold steel, we can convert it to kilogram. The weight of formwork is 175,996,800kg, while the weight of mold steel is 17,236,800kg. Adding these three number together, we can get the total weight is 483,633,600kg, or The total floor area is 101,801 square meters, so we use divided by 101,801 to get kNper square diagram under diagram under axial reactions under design of the Heydar ALIYEV Center establishes a continuous, fluid relationship between its surrounding plaza and the building s interior. This was achieved by using an ingenious and elegant structure system , which has two collaborating systems: a concrete structure combined with a space frame system .

5 Because vertical structural elements are absorbed by the envelope and curtain wall system , the large-scale column-free spaces can allow the visitor to experience the fluidity of the interior. Another important issue is the building s skin. To make the surface so continuous that it appears homogenous, a broad range of different functions, construction logics and technical systems were brought together and integrated into the building s envelope. It makes the building appear homogenoussince different parts were covered and this case, by analyzing the structural system and its relation with the exterior skin, we have seen how the structure design can better help the design concept come true.