Category: Integrated Buildings

Critical Technical Issues

Inherent The need for constant communication in a continuous market room and the ability to expand it to three times its initial size dominated the Lloyd’s brief. There was also the difficulty of dealing with internal circulation loads, espe­cially at peak times like the daily lunch exodus from the building. Productivity issues dictated a high […]

LLOYD’S OF LONDON, 1979-1984

London, England Richard Rogers Partnership Richard Rogers and Partners’ design for the 1984 Lloyd’s of London Insurance building is a response to the client’s need for flexible space to accommodate its growing needs over the next 50 years. From a systems integration per­spective, it is among the most spectacular realizations of Louis Kahn’s “served and […]

Critical Technical Issues

Inherent Art museums and cultural libraries are first dominated by concerns for their collections, and second, by accommo­dation of visitors as they roam through the facilities. Security, environmental control with an emphasis on humidity levels, artificial and natural lighting, circulation, and storage are all vital. Live load allowance for exhibit spaces was set at 102 […]