ZAHA HADID REPORT | BRIN CHAN (BRIANNA CHAN QIAN LIN)

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN SPECIALIST SKILLS 02 RKL2006AD | CW1 ESSAY

Brianna Chan Qian Lin | 008T5721

This report looks into Zaha Hadid’s project works from her earlier and later part of her career. In addition, her early and later stage project, the Vitra Fire Station and the Leeza SOHO Tower respectively, are analyzed in detail; in terms of architectural and interior

design style, design concept, materials and lighting, space function,

ABSTRACT

sustainability, etc. for further discussion and evaluation. According to research, Zaha Hadid is well known for her deconstructivist designs, as she implements them into modern contemporary architecture. With this being said, the Vitra Fire Station and the Leeza SOHO Tower were both built in the deconstructivist architectural style, whereby the structure of the building comprises of non-rectilinear shapes. However, Zaha Hadid’s deconstructivist architectural designs have been developed from geometric elements to curve elements overtime, which can be evidently seen by the comparison between the Vitra Fire Station and the Leeza SOHO Tower.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1

Introduction…………………………………………8

Chapter 3

Later Stage Project…………………………..25

1.1

Zara Hadid……………………………………………...9

3.1

The Leeza SOHO Tower………………………….…26

1.2

Early Life & Career…………………………………...10

3.2

Building Exterior Analysis…………………………...27

1.3

Stardom & Notable Awards…………………....…….11

3.2.1

Architecture & Design Style…………….27

1.4

‘Queen of The Curve’………………………….……..12

3.2.2

Materials & Lighting……………………..31

Chapter 2

Early Stage Project……………………....……13

3.2.3

Sustainability……………………………..34

2.1

The Vitra Fire Station………………………………...14

2.2

Building Exterior Analysis……………………………16

2.3

3.3

Building Interior Analysis……………………………36 3.3.1

Interior Design Style……………………..36

3.3.2

Space Function…………………………..37

3.3.3

Materials & Lighting……………………..44

2.2.1

Architecture & Design Style……………..16

2.2.2

Materials & Lighting………………………17

2.2.3

Sustainability……………………………...18

Chapter 4

Discussion………………………………………..46

Building Interior Analysis…………………………….20

4.1

Project Similarities………………………………...…47

2.3.1

Interior Design Style……………………..20

4.2

Project Differences…………………………………..48

2.3.2

Space Function…………………………...21

Chapter 5

Conclusion………………………………………..49

2.3.3

Materials & Lighting………………………24 Chapter 6

Bibliography……………………………………...51

TABLE OF FIGURES Chapter 1

Introduction

Figure 1

Portrait of Zaha Hadid sitting on parametric bench……………………………………………………………………….9

Figure 2

Portrait of Zaha Hadid…………………………………………..……………………………………………………………9

Figure 3

Zaha Hadid’s early life and career photomontage……………………..………………..…………..…………………..10

Figure 4

Zaha Hadid’s stardom and notable awards photomontage…………………..……………..………………………….11

Figure 5

Zaha Hadid as ‘Queen of The Curve’ photomontage……………………..…………………..………………………...12

Chapter 2

Early Stage Project

Figure 6

Early representation of the Vitra Fire Station painting…………………………………………………………………..14

Figure 7

Conceptual painting of the Vitra Fire Station……………………………………………………………………………..14

Figure 8

Sketches of the Vitra Fire Station………………………………………………………………………………………….14

Figure 9

Study model of the Vitra Fire Station……………………………….………………….………………………………….14

Figure 10

Vitra Fire Station site plan…………………………………….…………………..…………………..……………………15

Figure 11

Exterior view of the Vitra Fire Station featuring its dynamically angled planes…………………..…………………..16

Figure 12

Exterior view of the Vitra Fire Station featuring its intersecting concrete planes……………………………………..16

Figure 13

Vitra Fire Station made of reinforced concrete walls and roof elements………………………………………………17

Figure 14

Ambient lighting is used for the Vitra Fire Station’s exterior…………………………………………………………….17

Figure 15

LED lighting installed on the ground adjacent to garage………………………………………………………………..17

Figure 16

Vitra fire station is made of sustainable reinforced concrete……………………………………………………………18

Figure 17

Large window panes help to maximize the amount of sun light that enters the interior……………………………..18

Figure 18

Sliding doors are opened to let air flow into the interior…………………………………………………………………18

TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 19

Vitra fire station cross sections…………………………………………………………………………………………….19

Figure 20

Interior view of the Vitra Fire Station designed in the modern contemporary interior design style………..........….20

Figure 21

Interior view of the Vitra Fire Station featuring its steel room dividers…………………………………………………20

Figure 22

Interior view of the Vitra Fire Station featuring its slanted planes……………………………………………………...20

Figure 23

Featuring the interior’s cantilevered staircase……………………………………………………………………………20

Figure 24

Upper and lower section of the Vitra Fire Station……………………………………………………………………..…21

Figure 25

Vitra Fire Station first floor plan……………………………………………………………………………………………22

Figure 26

Vitra Fire Station’s garage………………………………………………………………………………………………….22

Figure 27

Vitra Fire Station’s recreation court………………………………………………………………………………………..22

Figure 28

Vitra Fire Station’s fitness space…………………………………………………………………………………………..22

Figure 29

Vitra Fire Station’s freestanding lockers…………………………………………………………………………………..22

Figure 30

Vitra Fire Station’s changing rooms……………………………………………………………………………………….22

Figure 31

Vitra Fire Station’s second floor plan……………………………………………………………………………………...23

Figure 32

Vitra Fire Station’s club room………………………………………………………………………………………………23

Figure 33

Vitra Fire Station’s middle section of the club room……………………………………………………………………..23

Figure 34

Vitra Fire Station’s dining area……………………………………………………………………………………………..23

Figure 35

Vitra Fire Station’s rooftop terrace…………………………………………………………………………………………23

Figure 36

Reinforced concrete and metallic materials are used for the interior………………………………………………….24

Figure 37

Ambient light complements the modern contemporary interior design style………………………………………….24

Figure 38

Areas with large window panes require less artificial lighting…………………………………………………………..24

TABLE OF FIGURES Chapter 3

Later Stage Project

Figure 39

Rendered interior view of the Leeza SOHO Tower……………………….……………………………………………..26

Figure 40

Zoomed-in rendered view of the Leeza SOHO Tower………….……………………………………………………….26

Figure 41

Exterior view of the Leeza SOHO Tower………….………………………………………………………………………27

Figure 42

Zoomed-in view of the Leeza SOHO Tower’s facade………….………………………………………………………..27

Figure 43

The Leeza SOHO Tower truss & bridges structure………….…………………………………………………………..27

Figure 44

The Leeza SOHO Tower location plan………….………………………………………………………………………...28

Figure 45

The Leeza SOHO Tower site plan………….……………………………………………………………………………..28

Figure 46

The Leeza SOHO Tower scale 1:200 site plan………….……………………………………………………………….28

Figure 47

The Leeza SOHO Tower conceptual model………….…………………………………………………………………..29

Figure 48

The Leeza SOHO Tower structure diagrams………….………………………………………………………………....30

Figure 49

Structural system of the Leeza SOHO Tower………….………………………………………………………………...31

Figure 50

Tortional form of the Leeza SOHO Tower………….……………………………………………………………………..31

Figure 51

View of the Leeza SOHO Tower in the evening………….……………………………………………………………...31

Figure 52

The Leeza SOHO Tower’s LED signage………….……………………………………………………………………...31

Figure 53

The Leeza SOHO Tower building structure………….…………………………………………………………………...32

Figure 54

The Leeza SOHO Tower core structure………….…………………………………………………………………….....33

Figure 55

The Leeza SOHO Tower floor slab structure……….…………………………………………………………………….33

Figure 56

The Leeza SOHO Tower column structure……….………………………………………………………………………33

Figure 57

The Leeza SOHO Tower beam structure……….………………………………………………………………………...33

Figure 58

The Leeza SOHO Tower’s convex-shaped glass facade……….……………………………………………………....34

Figure 59

Double-glazed glass curtain façade with angled panes……….……………………………………………………......34

TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 60

Raw 3D model of the Leeza SOHO Tower……….………………………………………………………......................34

Figure 61

The Leeza SOHO Tower sustainability………….…………………………………………………….........................35

Figure 62

Interior view of the Leeza SOHO Tower……….……………………………………………………..............................36

Figure 63

Spiral and helix form with radial organization……….……………………………………………………………….......36

Figure 64

Skybridges in the Leeza SOHO Tower……….…………………………………………………………………………...36

Figure 65

The Leeza SOHO Tower space indication……….……………………………………………………..........................37

Figure 66

The double decker elevator system separates the odd and even numbered floors………………………………....38

Figure 67

The double decker elevator system splits into the low and high zone………………………………………………...38

Figure 68

The Leeza SOHO Tower typical office layout plan……….………………………………………………………...…....39

Figure 69

The Leeza SOHO Tower floor 2, 5, 10, 20 plan……….………………………………………………………………....40

Figure 70

The Leeza SOHO Tower floor 30, 40, 47 plan……….………………………………………………………………......41

Figure 71

The Leeza SOHO Tower section A-A……….…………………………………………………………………….……....42

Figure 72

The Leeza SOHO Tower section B-B……….……………………………………………………………………….…....42

Figure 73

The Leeza SOHO Tower elevation 1……….…………………………………………………………………….….…....43

Figure 74

The Leeza SOHO Tower elevation 2……….…………………………………………………………………………......43

Figure 75

Glass inner façade that faces the opposing side……….……………………………………………………….……....44

Figure 76

Marble flooring is used throughout the building’s interior……….……………………………………………………....44

Figure 77

Ambient lighting complements the modern contemporary interior design style……….………………………..…....44

Figure 78

The Leeza SOHO Tower floor 3 blow-up detail……….………………………………………………………………....45

Figure 79

Project similarities photomontage……….……………………………………………………………………………......47

Figure 80

Project differences photomontage……….………………………………………………………………………….…....48

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Zaha Hadid “The are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?”

Name

Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid

Born

31 October, 1950 Baghdad, Iraq

Died

31 March, 2016 (aged 65) Miami, Florida, U.S.

Figure 2 Portrait of Zaha Hadid, 2016 photograph by Steve Double, source: Zaha Hadid Architects

Nationality

Iraq, United Kingdom

Siblings

Fulath Hadid, Haithem Hadid, Foulath Hadid

Parents

Mohammed Hadid, Wajiha al-Sabunji

Alma Mater

American University of Beirut (1968 - 1969) Architectural Association School of Architecture (1972 - 1977)

Occupation

Architect, Artist, Designer

Practice

Zaha Hadid Architects

Website

www.zaha-hadid.com

Figure 1 Portrait of Zaha Hadid sitting on parametric bench, 2016 photograph by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: Zaha Hadid Architects

“Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless.”

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Early Life & Career Zara Hadid began her studies at the American University in Beirut in 1968, whereby she

In the 1980s and early ‘90s, Zara Hadid

From

received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. In 1972, she then traveled to London to pursue

was only known as a ‘paper architect’, as

the Encyclopedia Britannica Editorial Board

her studies at the Architectural Association School of Architecture. She met the architects, Elia

her designs were said to be far too

of Advisors from 2005 to 2006. In addition,

Zenghelis and Rem Koolhaas, while studying there, and worked with them later on at the

advanced to be built after the sketch phase.

she was made a Dame Commander of the

Office of Metropolitan Architecture. In 1979, Zara Hadid founded her own London-based firm,

However, with her incredible rendered

Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2012.

known as Zaha Hadid Architects (John Zukowsky, 2021).

designs that were expressed in the form of

She

meticulously detailed colour paintings, the

universities, some of which included the

impression

Architectural

In 1983, Zara Hadid’s competition-winning submission for The Peak Leisure Club in Hong Kong gained international recognition. According to her design that was inspired by Kazimir Malevich and the Suprematists, it is a horizontal building that moves at a dynamic diagonal down the hillside site. Furthermore, Zaha Hadid used geometric shapes and forms to give the building a sense of fragmentation, instability and movement. Ultimately, this fragmented style led her to be grouped with the deconstructivist architects, a label that was popularized by the landmark exhibition, “Deconstructivist Architecture”, held at New York City’s Museum of

and

image

of

her

was

Zaha Hadid

also

taught

was a member

architecture

Association

at

School

of

many

of

heightened when her rendered designs

Architecture, University of Chicago, Harvard

were displayed as works of art in renowned

University, Yale University, and more (John

museums. Aside from designing buildings

Zukowsky, 2021).

and interior spaces, Zaha Hadid also designed

furniture,

bags,

jewelry,

and

footwear (John Zukowsky, 2021).

Modern Art in 1988 (John Zukowsky, 2021).

Figure 3 Zaha Hadid’s early life and career photomontage, 2022 photomontage by Brianna Chan

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Stardom & Notable Awards •

Zaha Hadid has won countless awards throughout her career, some of which included the European

Union

Prize

for

Contemporary

Architecture

(2003),

the

Japan

Art

Association’s Praemium Imperiale Prize for Architecture (2009), the Glamour Architect for the Architect-in-chief (2012), the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture (2016), and many more (John Zukowsky, 2021).

•

In 2004, Zara Hadid became the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

"Without ever building, Zaha Hadid would have radically expanded architecture's repertoire of spatial articulation. Now that the implementation in complex buildings is happening, the power of her innovation is fully revealed.“, said Pritzker juror, Rolf Fehlbaum (NPR, 2004).

•

Zara Hadid received the Structural Steel Design Award in 2010 for her eye-catching dynamic and curvaceous roof structure of the London Aquatics Centre. According to the judges, they deemed the legacy roof of the London Aquatics Centre to be a “heroic engineering achievement”, and its “necessarily complex structure delivers the form and shape at the heart of what will become the emblematic and beautiful icon of the London 2012 Olympics” (Kelly Minner, 2011).

•

In 2010, Zaha Hadid was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize for the MAXXI: National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome, as she managed to captivate the juror with the uplifting and cavernous spaces she designed (archimagazine, 2010). Moreover, Zaha Hadid won a second Stirling Prize in 2011, as she was awarded £20,000 for her sleek structural design for the Evelyn Grace Academy in London (Kelly Minner, 2011).

•

In 2014, Zaha Hadid became the first woman that won the London Design Museum’s Design of the Year award, as she impressed the juror with her complexed and fluid design for the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku (BBC News, 2016).

Figure 4 Zaha Hadid’s stardom and notable awards photomontage, 2022 photomontage by Brianna Chan

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Queen of The Curve

Figure 5 Zaha Hadid as ‘Queen of The Curve’ photomontage, 2022 photomontage by Brianna Chan Zaha Hadid was nicknamed the ‘Queen of The Curve’ for her elegant and curvaceous designs, as she used curves to push the boundaries of spatial configuration. Zara Hadid drew inspiration for her curvaceous designs from the forms of Arabic calligraphy, as a reference to her ancestry. In addition, she also wanted to make contemporary works that reinterpreted traditional and nonhierarchical spaces seen in Islamic architecture for modern times (Artnet News, 2018).

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The Vitra Fire Station Location

Weil am Rhein, Germany

The Vitra Fire Station, located in Weil am Rhein, Germany, is part of the Vitra Campus factory complex (Luke

Architects

Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher

Fiederer, 2016). After a fire which occurred in 1981 established the need for one, the Vitra Fire Station was built

Architecture firm

Zaha Hadid Architects

within the factory complex to safeguard all Vitra buildings. Additionally, the Vitra Fire Station was Zaha Hadid’s

Developer

Vitra International AG

Year

1989 – 1993

Area

852m2

first major built project and international design work, in which it demonstrates her technique of combining polygons with triangular structures to create a sense of movement in her designs (WikiArquitectura, 2018).

Figure 8 Sketches of the Vitra Fire Station, 2010 sketches by Zaha Hadid, source: flickr

Figure 6 Early representation of the Vitra Fire Station painting, 1993 painting by Zaha Hadid, source: designboom

Figure 7 Conceptual painting of the Vitra Fire Station, 2016 painting by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: Archdaily

Figure 9 Study model of the Vitra Fire Station, 2016 model

by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily

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Site Plan 1. ENTRANCE GATE 2. MAIN STREET 3. FIRE STATION 4. PROJECTED BICYCLE SHELTERS 5. NEW FACTORY BY ALVARD SIZA 6. PROJECTED PAVING AND FIRESTANDING WALLS 7. FACTORY BY NICHOLAS GRIMSHAW 8. FACTORY BY FRANK GEHRY 9. DESIGN MUSEUM BY FRANK GEHRY 10. NEW SEMINAR CENTER BY TADAO ANDO

Figure 10 Vitra Fire Station site plan, 1993 site plan by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: wordpress, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Building Exterior Analysis Architecture & Design Style Figure 11 Exterior view of the Vitra Fire Station featuring its dynamically angled planes, 2016 photograph by Christian Richters, source: ArchDaily 2022 modified by Brianna Chan Dynamically angled planes

The Vitra Fire Station is built in the deconstructivist architectural style, whereby dramatic geometry is implemented into the design to create movement and momentum for the

building’s structure. In addition, the building structure is composed of a series of dynamically angled planes to mimic a bird in flight (figure 11). Additionally, Zaha Hadid described the structure as an abstract design, as well as an extension of linear patterns from the surrounding vineyards and farmlands. Furthermore, the Vitra Fire Station’s obliquely intersecting concrete planes (figure 12), which forms and defines the street that runs through the complex, represents the earliest attempt to translate Zara Hadid’s

powerful conceptual sketches into an aesthetic yet functional architectural space (Luke Fiederer, 2016).

The Vitra Fire Station gives off the impression and appearance of “frozen movement”. In addition, it is a fitting architectural mood for a fire station, as the design of the building Intersecting concrete planes

expresses that tension of being on the alert, as well as the ability to leap into action at any moment (Luke Fiederer, 2016). However, the Vitra Fire Station is now converted into an exhibition and event space to display the collection of Vitra Chairs (Wiki Arquitectura, 2018).

Figure 12 Exterior view of the Vitra Fire Station featuring its intersecting concrete planes, 2016 photograph by Christian Richters, source: ArchDaily 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Building Exterior Analysis Materials & Lighting The Vitra Fire Station is made out of a

Regarding the lighting used for the

series of linear reinforced concrete walls

building’s exterior, warm-white LED strip

and roof elements (figure 13), with the

lighting is used (figure 14). In terms of

programmes fitted into the interstitial

aesthetics, ambient lighting is used to

spaces in between. Exposed, cast in-situ

complement

concrete are used to retain the simplicity

contemporary

of its prismatic form and the abstract

Additionally, LED lights are installed on

aspect of the architectural concept, with

the ground adjacent to the garage to

special attention to the sharpness of the

help light up the road path at night

edges. As specified by Zaha Hadid, the

(figure 15).

visual purity of these elements must be strictly maintained. This means that roof cladding and edging are strictly avoided,

the

building’s

modern

architecture

style.

Reinforced concrete

Figure 13 Vitra Fire Station made of reinforced concrete walls and roof elements, 2016 photograph by Christian Figure 14 Ambient lighting is used for the Vitra Fire Station’s exterior, 2016 Richters, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna photograph by Christian Richters, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan LED lighting installed on the ground

as it would have caused a distraction from the

crisp

edges

of

the

concrete.

Therefore, the walls are either perforated,

Ambient lighting

slanted, or folded in order to meet the internal requirements for circulation and other activities (Luke Fiederer, 2016).

Figure 15 LED lighting installed on the ground adjacent to garage, 2016 photograph by Christian Richters, source: ArchDaily 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Building Exterior Analysis Sustainability According to research, sustainable design is the approach to developing products and

services

environmental,

that social,

considers and

Figure 16 Vitra Fire Station is made of sustainable reinforced concrete, 2011 photograph by anonphotography.com, source: flickr, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

the

Reinforced concrete is not only a more environmentally

friendly

and

versatile

material (figure 16), but it is also a long Reinforced concrete

economic

lasting building material which has low

impacts from the initial phase through to

maintenance costs, high energy efficiency,

the end of life. In addition, sustainable

and durability in the face of natural and

design also aims to improve building

man-made disasters (Michael Collins,

performance environmental

by

reducing

impacts,

as

negative well

as

improving the health and comfort of

building

inhabitants.

Moreover,

create

resources,

productive

and

and

Figure 18 Sliding doors are opened to let air flow into the interior, 2016 photograph by designboom team, source: designboom, 2022 modified

by Brianna Chan

to

healthy

environments (U.S. General Services

window

panes

are

employed

throughout the building to maximize the

minimize waste, reduce the consumption non-renewable

Large

the

primary goals of sustainability are to

of

2003).

Figure 17 Large window panes help to maximize the amount of sun light that enters the interior, 2016 photograph by koishki, source: reddit, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

amount of sun light that enters the interior (figure 17). In addition, casement windows and sliding doors are installed to facilitate ventilation air flow into the interior (figure 18). Moreover, concrete can help to

Large window panes

absorb heat to keep the building’s interior

Administration, 2021).

cool

throughout

the

day,

whereas

overnight natural ventilation can be used to cool the concrete down and warm up the room space (Michael Collins, 2003).

Sliding door

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Section

SUN

WIND PATH

VEGETATION

Figure 19 Vitra Fire Station cross sections, 1993 cross sections by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: wordpress, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Building Interior Analysis Interior Design Style The interior space of the Vitra fire station is designed with a deconstructivist approach,

The structure of the building is divided in two and it creates a linear typology for an open

followed by the modern contemporary interior design style (figure 20). Similar to the

plan with interior lines that act as volumes and layers within themselves. Moreover, the

building’s exterior, dramatic geometry is implemented into the interior. The illusion of

building features steel room dividers that reinforce the appearance of spatial instability

depth is manipulated by placing slanted planes onto the edges of the wall, which makes

(figure 22). Furthermore, the overall effect of the overlapping concrete volumes create a

each room look even larger (figure 21). Hence, each feature of the interior adds to the

sensation of energetic and dynamic movement. Nevertheless, from the projecting roof to

feeling of movement by consisting of lines that run in a parallel manner. Furthermore,

the internal stair's cantilevered steps, mass is suspended on many scales (figure 23).

each element is also kept simple in terms of detail, with the elements being made up of

The upper and lower floors appear to slide past one another, with the upper dining area

volumetric prisms (designboom, 2013).

racing to a horizon line, while all lines meet at the centre of the area and entry (designboom, 2013).

Cantilevered staircase

Steel room divider

Slanted plane

Figure 21 Interior view of the Vitra Fire Station featuring its steel room dividers, 2016 photograph by designboom team, source: designboom, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan Figure 22 Interior view of the Vitra Fire Station featuring its slanted planes, 2016 photograph by Figure 20 Interior view of the Vitra Fire Station designed in the designboom team, source: designboom, 2022 modern contemporary interior design style, 2016 modified by Brianna Chan photograph by designboom team, source: designboom

Figure 23 Featuring the interior’s cantilevered staircase, 2009 photograph by Wojtek Gurak, source: flickr, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Building Interior Analysis Fire engine shed (1st floor) – This space is also known as the garage, whereby fire trucks are parked here.

•

Equipment room (1st floor) – This space is where all fire fighting equipment are stored at.

•

Recreation court (entryway) – This space is for fire fighters to do their outdoor activities and/or rest.

•

Fitness space (1st floor) – This space is for fire fighters to do their training exercise.

•

Freestanding lockers (1st floor) – This space is for fire fighters to place their belongings.

•

Mechanical room (1st floor) – M&E, electrical room and water pump room.

•

Men’s changing room (1st floor) – This space is for male fire fighters to change their clothing.

•

Women’s changing room (1st floor) – This space is for female fire fighters to change their clothing.

•

First aid area (1st floor) – This space is for injured or ill fire fighters who require emergency first aid.

•

Club room (2nd floor) – This space consists of a small dining area for staff to rest.

•

Rooftop terrace (2nd floor) – This space is for staff to enjoy the outdoor fresh air and sunshine.

1st Floor

•

2nd Floor

Space Function

Figure 24 Upper and lower section of the Vitra Fire Station, 2011 3D model by Kate Shea Han, source: wordpress, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Figure 27 Vitra Fire Station’s recreation court, Figure 29 Vitra Fire Station’s 2009 photography by Wojtek Gurak, freestanding lockers, source: flickr 2016 photography by Figure 28 Vitra Fire Station’s fitness space, Figure 26 Vitra Fire Station’s garage, 2016 designboom team, 2009 photography by Wojtek Gurak, photography by designboom team, source: designboom source: flickr source: designboom

Figure 30 Vitra Fire Station’s changing rooms, 1994 photography by EUmiesaward, source: EUmiesaward

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

ENTRANCE FIRE ENGINE SHED EQUIPMENT ROOM RECREATION COURT FITNESS SPACE

6. FREESTANDING LOCKERS 7. MECHANICAL ROOM 8. MEN’S CHANGING ROOM 9. WOMEN’S CHANGING ROOM 10. FIRST AID

First Floor Plan Figure 25 Vitra Fire Station first floor plan, 1993 first floor plan by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: wordpress, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Figure 32 Vitra Fire Station’s club room, 2006 photograph by Sandstein, source: Wikimedia Commons

Figure 33 Vitra Fire Station’s middle section of the club room, 2012 photograph by Marco, source: flickr

Figure 34 Vitra Fire Station’s dining area, 2021 photograph by The Arch Insider, source: The Arch Insider Figure 35 Vitra Fire Station’s rooftop terrace, 2003 photograph by Rory Hyde, source: flickr

11. CLUB ROOM 12. ROOFTOP TERRACE

Second Floor Plan Figure 31 Vitra Fire Station second floor plan, 1993 second floor plan by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: wordpress, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Building Interior Analysis Materials & Lighting Figure 38 Areas with large window panes require less artificial lighting, 2020 photography by Shreya Bansal, source: stir world, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

The modern contemporary design style was applied into the interior with a minimalistic

approach

to

main

the

aesthetic simplicity of the building – with

Reinforced concrete

Stainless steel

reinforced concrete walls and flooring, stainless steel dividers, white plaster ceiling, rough opening frames, polished aluminum sliding planes and guard rails (figure 36) – which nonetheless maintains Large window panes

a consistent language that gives meaning to the entire project (Wiki Arquitectura, 2018).

Similar to the building’s exterior, warmwhite LED strip lighting is also used for the

building’s

interior.

In

terms

of

aesthetics, ambient lighting is used to

complement the modern contemporary interior

design

style

(figure

37).

Additionally, areas with large window

Figure 36 Reinforced concrete and metallic materials are used for the interior, 2016 photography by Christian Richter, source: Zaha Hadid Architects, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

Ambient lighting

panes do not require as much artificial lighting, due to the fact that large amount of sun light would shine into the interior

during daytime (figure 38).

Figure 37 Ambient light complements the modern contemporary interior design style, 2013 photography by dindin, source: dindin, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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The Leeza SOHO Tower Location

Lize Business Financial District, Beijing, China

The 46-storey tall Leeza SOHO Tower is

Architect

Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher

located on the Lize Road in south west Beijing, China. Hence, the Leeza

Architecture Firm

Zaha Hadid Architects

Developer

SOHO China

which harbors offices and retail spaces,

Project Director

Satoshi Ohashi

situated within the new business district

Structure

Bollinger + Grohmann

SOHO Tower is a mixed-used building

called the Lize Business Financial District (HAN Shuang, 2019).

China Academy of Building Research The Leeza SOHO Tower’s construction

Beijing Institute of Architectural Design General Contractor

China State Construction Engineering Corporation

Interior Contractor

Suzhou Gold Mantis Beijing Qiaoxin

Façade Contractor

Konstruct West Partners Kighton Façade

began in 2015, and the topping-out ceremony took place in September 2017.

Subsequently, the tower was completed in Figure 39 Rendered interior view of the Leeza SOHO Tower, 2017 render by MIR, source: Archdaily

J+B Studios Architectural Design

Glass

Tianjin Yaopi

2019

and

received

the

Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED) Gold certification by the US Green Building Council (USGBC)

Yuanda Lingyun Lighting

November

(Design Build Network, 2021).

Additionally, the Leeza SOHO Tower was reputedly one of Zaha Hadid’s last major

Stainless Steel

Beijing Huaxin Ocean

Elevator

Hitachi

Her

Fixtures

Kohler

developing public spaces as a way of

Year

2015 – 2019

Area

172,800m2

built project and international design work. early

kindling

life

career, and

when

she

community

began in

her

architecture, is thereby reflected in the tower (Joseph Giovannini, 2020).

Figure 40 Zoomed in rendered view of the Leeza SOHO Tower, 2017 render by MIR, source: Archdaily

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Building Exterior Analysis Architecture & Design Style The 207m tall Leeza SOHO Tower contains the world’s tallest atrium, which measured up to 194.15m. The tower is built in the deconstructivist architectural style, whereby its structure’s shape and form embodies an irregularly shaped double helix which revolves around a central point in the atrium. Moreover, the opposing facades swirl in a gyrational turbulence, twisting with the same athletic torque which ancient sculptors carved in statues like the Vatican's Belvedere Torso and Laocoön (figure 41). In order to produce the tower's continuously curving curve, the architects staggered the curtain wall's glass modules to mimic scales on a fish (Joseph Giovannini, 2020) (figure 42).

The atrium of the Leeza SOHO Tower’s is directly connected to the city’s transit network and new subway interchange station and the on Lize Road and Luo Tuo Wan East Road. On either side of the tunnel, the building is divided into two separate parts. The atrium connects the two sections from bottom to top, along with the distorted structural skeleton and bridge rings (figure 43).

SECTION 1

Figure 41 Exterior view of the Leeza SOHO Tower, 2019 photograph by Hufton+Crow, source: Archdaily Staggered curtain wall

SECTION 2

Figure 42 Zoomed-in view of the Leeza SOHO Tower’s facade, 2019 photograph by Hufton+Crow, source: Archdaily, 2022 modified by Brianna

The trusses and bridges connect the two sections of the tower together

Figure 43 The Leeza SOHO Tower truss & bridges structure, 2017 diagram by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Site Plan

LINE 16 LEEZA SOHO

LINE 14

Figure 44 The Leeza SOHO Tower location plan, 2017 location plan

by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

PARK

LEEZA SOHO

SITE PLAN

Figure 45 The Leeza SOHO Tower site plan, 2017 site plan by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

Figure 46 The Leeza SOHO Tower scale 1:200 site plan, 2017 site plan by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

The axis of the atrium at its base aligns with the subway lines (line 14 and line 16) that cross the site diagonally, thus the tower creates a 45 degrees turn in order to align the floors on the upper level with Lize Road's east-west and north-south axes (Design Build Network, 2021) (figure 45).

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Conceptual Model 2

1

Site flanked by subway lines and dissected by subway service tunnel. Building footprint centered on site.

3

Building footprint extruded up.

Volume split along service tunnel.

5

4

Widening of crevasse to increase atrium volume, create views for offices and lift lobbies outwards. Bulge volume to maintain GFA and to create iconic silhouette.

Orientation of crevasse to align with East – West direction and Lize Lu by twisting top of massing.

6

Core offset growing upwards, leaving ellipsoid ‘imprint’ in façade surface, increasing GFA.

Carve out 4 conic volumes to balance GFA and to create additional view situations and increasing ground floor lobby space.

Figure 47 The Leeza SOHO Tower conceptual model, 2017 diagrams by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Structure Diagram

Exploded view of the building’s structure

Position of perimeter columns and atrium columns through floor slabs

Elements of the building structure – core, perimeter columns, floor slabs, atrium columns

Bending the building’s structure

Twisting the building’s section

Twisting the atrium’s structure

Tortional form of the building

Figure 48 The Leeza SOHO Tower structure diagrams, 2017 diagrams by Bollinger+Grohmann, source: Bollinger+Grohmann, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Building Exterior Analysis Materials & Lighting The structural system of the skyscraper was built using a combination of concrete and wide-flange steel (figure 49). Hence, the tower has four layers of steel, including a core tube wall, an outside frame steel framework, and a horizontal structure (Design Build Network, 2021). Moreover, the tower’s façade consisted of double-glazed glass with angled panes, arranged and built in a way to create a tortional form and to complement the deconstructivist design style (figure 50).

Although no additional lights were installed onto the façade of the building, the interior’s lighting can help light up the entire tower during evening and night time (figure 51).

Nevertheless, warm white LED strip lighting and spotlights and a cool white LED signage was installed to act as a wayfinding to the tower’s entrance (figure 52).

Figure 50 Tortional form of the Leeza SOHO Tower, 2019 photography by Hufton+Crow, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan Figure 49 Structural system of the Leeza SOHO Tower, Tortional form 2015 photography by Yicheng Yang, source: Archinect News, 2022 Figure 51 View of the Leeza SOHO Tower in the evening, 2019 modified by Brianna photograph by Hufton+Crow, source: Wikiwand

Figure 52 The Leeza SOHO Tower’s LED signage, 2019 photography by Hufton+Crow, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

LED signage

Entire structure is made of steel and concrete, hence it comprises columns, beams, floor slabs, trusses and bridges, etc.

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Tower Structure

Figure 53 The Leeza SOHO Tower building structure, 2017 building structure details by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily

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Tower Structure Each section contains a main core which helps to keep the entire tower sturdy

8 arcs and offsets defining perimeter slab edge SECTION 1

SECTION 2

Figure 54 The Leeza SOHO Tower core structure, 2017 diagram by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

Figure 55 The Leeza SOHO Tower floor slab structure, 2017 diagram by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

Each section has 6 atrium columns and 10 perimeter columns

Structure of underfloor beams follow according to each floor slab

Figure 56 The Leeza SOHO Tower column structure, 2017 diagram by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

Figure 57 The Leeza SOHO Tower beam structure, 2017 diagram by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Building Exterior Analysis Sustainability The tower's curtain wall system and the convex-shaped glass façade work together to provide ventilation and natural lighting (figure 59). To limit heat movement across the

building, heat-insulating materials and double-glazing are utilized. Hence, the tower’s

Figure 58 The Leeza SOHO Tower’s convex-shaped glass facade, 2019 photography by Hufton+Crow, source: ArchDaily

double-glazed glass curtain façade with angled panes help to boost internal ventilation as well (figure 60). This is designed to maintain a decent and comfortable indoor climate

Figure 59 Double-glazed glass curtain façade with angled panes, 2019 photography by Hufton+Crow, source: ArchDaily 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

at all times, regardless of Beijing's changing weather conditions (ubm magazine, 2020).

In addition, high-efficiency pumps and fans, heat-recovery systems, lighting and controls, chillers and boilers, landscape irrigation, a water-collection system, and lowflow rate fixtures are all included in the structure. To lessen interior air pollution, lowvolatile organic compounds (VOCs) were employed in the building. Through the airhandling system, high-efficiency filters are fitted to remove fine particulate matter of PM2.5. Additionally, in the design, construction, and operation of the skyscraper,

Staggered curtain wall

advanced 3D building information modelling (BIM) software was used (figure 61). The software keeps track of the building's environmental control and energy efficiency (Design Build Network, 2021).

Raw model and massing

Figure 60 Raw 3D model of the Leeza SOHO Tower, 2015 model by Cosmoscube, source: Cosmoscube, 2022 modified by Brianna

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Sustainability

Figure 61 The Leeza SOHO Tower sustainability, 2015 diagram by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily

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Building Interior Analysis Interior Design Style The interior space of the Leeza SOHO Tower is designed with a deconstructivist approach, Spiral and helix form with radial organization

followed

contemporary

by

interior

the design

modern style.

Similarly to the tower’s exterior, turning the building 45 degrees created tortional

stresses which reflected on the interior’s facades (figure 62). Viewing up from the bottom of the Leeza SOHO Tower, a Figure 63 Spiral and helix form with radial organization, 2019 photography by Hufton+Crow, source: ubm magazine, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

spiral

and

helix

form

with

radial

organization can be seen (figure 63).

Due to the Leeza SOHO Tower’s twisting

Furthermore, the atrium is a vectorial form

and sculptural form, the tower’s atrium

that leads the eye up as the facades swell

serves as a public plaza for the new

Skybridge

and retreat with the push and pull of

business district, with all spaces linked

various

within the tower to provide a variety of

Therefore, the architects traced the turns

perspectives (HAN Shuang, 2019).

with fanning floor plates and leaning columns

Moreover, the skybridges on the tower’s

office

that

space

document

combinations.

the

vertical

topography of forces (Joseph Giovannini,

level 13, 24, 35 and 45 connect its two

2020).

sections together, as the glass curtain Figure 62 Interior view of the Leeza SOHO Tower, 2019 photography by Hitachi, source: Cision PR Newswire

façade

at

the

centre

marvelous

city

view

features (Design

Network, 2021) (figure 64).

the Build

Figure 64 Skybridges in the Leeza SOHO Tower, 2019 photography by Hufton+Crow, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Building Interior Analysis Space Function The Leeza SOHO Tower has 46 stories above ground and four levels below ground (figure 65). Hence, the tower includes 10,000m² of retail space, 480 car parks, 2,680 bicycle parking spaces, and electric vehicle charging stations. Moreover, the double decker elevator system is used, as odd and even numbered floors are separated (figure 66).

Furthermore, the elevator system splits into two zones – the low zone goes from level 1 to level 26, while the high zone goes from level 27 to level 45 (figure 67). Additionally, the Leeza SOHO Tower has complete 5G coverage, whereby 5G refers to the most advanced wireless technology for digital cellular networks (ubm magazine, 2020).

Figure 65 The Leeza SOHO Tower space indication, 2017 diagram by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily

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Elevator System

Figure 66 The double decker elevator system separates the odd and even numbered floors, 2017 diagram by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily

Figure 67 The double decker elevator system splits into the low and high zone, 2017 diagram by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily

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Plan

MULTIPLE UNIT PLAN

OPEN PLAN

FLOOR 15 TYPICAL OFFICE LAYOUT, SCALE 1:150

Figure 68 The Leeza SOHO Tower typical office layout plan, 2015 typical office layout plan by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Plan

FLOOR 2, SCALE 1:150

FLOOR 5, SCALE 1:150

FLOOR 10, SCALE 1:150

FLOOR 20, SCALE 1:150

Figure 69 The Leeza SOHO Tower floor 2, 5, 10, 20 plan, 2015 floor 2, 5, 10, 20 plan by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Plan

FLOOR 30, SCALE 1:150

FLOOR 40, SCALE 1:150

FLOOR 47, SCALE 1:150

Figure 70 The Leeza SOHO Tower floor 30, 40, 47 plan, 2015 floor 30, 40, 47 plan by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Section

Figure 71 The Leeza SOHO Tower section A-A, 2015 section A-A by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily

Figure 72 The Leeza SOHO Tower section B-B, 2015 section B-B by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily

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Figure 73 The Leeza SOHO Tower elevation 1, 2015 elevation 1 by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily

Figure 74 The Leeza SOHO Tower elevation 2, 2015 elevation 2 by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily

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Building Interior Analysis Materials & Lighting Each half of the structure is served by its own core, allowing the two sides to

Figure 75 Glass inner façade that faces the opposing side, 2019 photography by Hufton+Crow, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

Figure 76 Marble flooring is used throughout the building’s interior, 2019 photography by Hufton+Crow, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

function as independent towers that are ringed connected by steel trusses to form a secure structural unit. Hence, each side has a glass inner facade that faces the opposing side (Joseph Giovannini, 2020) (figure 75). Similarly to the tower’s façade, steel and glass materials are used. In addition, marble flooring is used throughout the building’s interior (figure 76). The usage of reflective materials Marble flooring

create the illusion of making the interior look relatively larger as well. Additionally, warm-white LED strip lighting is used, as

Opposing glass facade

the ambient lighting complements the modern contemporary interior design style (figure 77).

Ambient lighting

Figure 77 Ambient lighting complements the modern contemporary interior design style, 2019 photography by Hufton+Crow, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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Blow-up Detail RECESSED PANEL ALUMINUM CLADDING REINFORCED PANEL WELDED PANEL LIGHTING TRACK

ALUMINUM CLADDING

FIRE-RATED GLAZING

ALUMINUM CLADDING

FIRE-RATED GLAZING INTERIOR CLADDING

RECESSED PANEL ALUMINUM CLADDING REINFORCED PANEL WELDED PANEL LIGHTING TRACK

FIRE-RATED INSULATION WALL SLAB EDGE

ALUMINUM PANEL ON SUB-STRUCTURE

SLAB EDGE ABOVE

ALUMINUM CLADDING

Figure 78 The Leeza SOHO Tower floor 3 blow-up detail, 2015 floor 3 blow-up detail by Zaha Hadid Architects, source: ArchDaily, 2022 modified by Brianna Chan

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CHAPTER 4

DISCUSSION

PROJECT SIMILARITIES The Vitra Fire Station and the Leeza SOHO Tower were both designed with the deconstructivist approach, whereby the structure of the building comprises of

non-rectilinear shapes to create the illusion of distortion. In addition, the interior of the Vitra Fire Station and the Leeza SOHO Tower were both designed with the modern contemporary interior design style, by which materials including steel, aluminum, glass, concrete, etc. were used. Moreover, the design concept of The Vitra Fire Station and the Leeza SOHO Tower were derived from their respective site surroundings and history.

Figure 79 Project similarities photomontage, 2022 photomontage by Brianna Chan

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PROJECT DIFFERENCES On the other hand, the main difference between the Vitra Fire Station and the Leeza SOHO Tower is that their deconstructivist approach was derived from

different design elements. The structure of the Vitra Fire Station comprises of geometric elements, while the structure of the Leeza SOHO Tower comprises of curve elements.

Nevertheless, although both buildings implemented metallic materials into their design, the Vitra Fire Station is mostly made out of reinforced concrete planes to complement its simple design, while the Leeza SOHO Tower is mostly made out of double-glazed glass with angled panes to complement its intricate and tortional design.

Figure 80 Project differences photomontage, 2022 photomontage by Brianna Chan

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CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION

In

conclusion,

Zaha

Hadid

has

consistently used the deconstructivist architectural style throughout her career. However, it is evident that her design style has developed from geometric elements to curve elements overtime, which can be seen by the comparison between the Vitra Fire Station and the Leeza SOHO Tower. Nevertheless, Zaha Hadid’s use of unconventional and curved forms in her designs have inspired many other architects and interior designers to express and explore the radical freedom of shape and form, thus she deserved her earned title as the ‘Queen of The Curve’. The

CONCLUSION

artisanal quality of the buildings Zaha Hadid designed may be unexpected for a firm due to its technological and futuristic vision, yet bespoke attention to detail has always played a vital role in a firm’s work.

As a result, like so many of Zaha Hadid’s designs, will likely be regarded as timeless by future generations, leaving no doubt that Zaha Hadid's legacy lives on in both new and old works.

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