The document summarizes the Centre Pompidou-Metz, designed by Shigeru Ban Architects. It has a hexagonal roof structure made of timber that hovers above the galleries and volumes below to unite them. The roof is composed of intersecting hexagons and triangles inspired by bamboo designs. Below the roof are three cantilevered galleries within a central steel truss spire that provide exhibition space and views of Metz. The architect believes that a structure's strength comes from community support, not the materials used.

1. CENTRE POMPIDOU-METZ
Shigeru Ban Architects

2. PRESENTED TO: PIERRE SFEIR
BY Chantal Hajjar
Farid Saaybi
Ghady Khalil

3. I. General Information
II. Roof Structure
o Material Choice
o Bracing
o Support Beams
o The 4 Piers
o Tensile Membrane
TABLE OF CONTENTS
III. Main Structure
o Truss Spire
o The 3 Cantilevered Galleries
IV. Conclusion
V. Bibliography

4.  Location: Metz, France
 Area: 11,330 sqm
 Year: 2010
 The Centre Pompidou in Metz is a large hexagonal structure with
three galleries running through the building.
 The Interior atmosphere is light with a pale wood roof, white walls
and a pearl-grey concrete floor.
 The roof ties the interior and exterior and the three exhibition
galleries make up highly innovative architectural choices.
GENERAL INFO

5. ROOF STRUCTURE
Material Choice
Bracing
Support Beams
The 4 Piers
Tensile Membrane

6. ROOF STRUCTURE
TIMBER CANOPY & STEEL TRUSS
 Meet At 405 Foundation Piles Through A Concrete Slab
 Both Act Independently

7.  A timber hexagon roof structure hovers over all of the separate
volumes in order to unify them into a cohesive whole.
 Composed of a pattern of hexagons and equilateral triangles
inspired by traditional woven bamboo hats.
 Each member overlaps one another similar to bamboo
wickerwork.
 The intersections do not use mechanical metal joints.

8. ROOF STRUCTURE
MATERIAL CHOICE
Timber
 30 kWh
 450 kg/m3
 Renewable
 Easy Cheap
 Malleable
 Better
 Economical
Concrete
 180 kWh
 2500 kg/m3
 Limited
 Very Hard Expensive
 Rigid
 Less
 Expensive
STRUCTURE
WEIGHT
QUANTITY
RESTORATION
FLEXIBILITY
DETAILED FINISHING
EXPENDITURE

9. ROOF STRUCTURE
BRACING
 The Triangulation of Force is in The Shape It Self
Normal Hexagon Bracing Pompidou Hexagon Bracing

10. ROOF STRUCTURE
SUPPORT BEAMS
 Support Beams Travel Along 5 Effective Spines
 Each Are Individually Prefabricated
 2 Beams Intersect At Each Node Of The Hexagonal Grid

11. ROOF STRUCTURE
THE 4 PIERS
 Evenly spaced from the center, supported at the foundation
 Structured same way as the Canopy
 Additionally reinforced by Pre-stressed bolts & Metal Rings

12. ROOF STRUCTURE
TENSILE MEMBRANE
 Stretched and secured over the EDGE OF THE CANOPY, within the
SPIRE, within the PIERS, and with a 5MM STEEL PLATE at the top
 Conceptual puncturing of the three program masses engaging
the dynamic skin through structural complexity

13. MAIN STRUCTURE
The Truss Spire
The Three Cantilevered Galleries

14. MAIN STRUCTURE
TRUSS SPIRE
 Height 77m
 The Spire Is The Central Mast
 Partially Supports The Canopy
 Virtually Supports The Circulation & The Exhibition
 Which contains the stairs and elevators.

15. MAIN STRUCTURE
3 CANTILEVERED GALLERIES
 Built-in the Steel Truss Spire
 The three tubes are stacked vertically and
arranged around the Hexagonal Steel Frame
Tower
 Structurally enabled by 4 steel horizontal beams
at each corner
o Leaving the interior open for exhibition
o Each Cantilevered opens to a view in Metz
o The space created beneath make up the Grand
Nef Gallery.

16. “
”
I BELIEVE THAT THE MATERIAL DOESN'T NEED TO BE STRONG TO
BE USED TO BUILD A STRONG STRUCTURE. THE STRENGTH OF THE
STRUCTURE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH STRENGTH OF THE
MATERIAL.
WHAT DETERMINES THE PERMANENCE OF A BUILDING IS NOT
THE WEALTH OF THE DEVELOPER OR THE MATERIALS THAT ARE
USED, BUT THE SIMPLE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE
RESULTING STRUCTURE IS SUPPORTED - LOVED - BY THE PEOPLE.
CONCLUSION
Shigeru Ban

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