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Brass Bands Chemotherapy Treatment Centre, Manchester

Transparent Copper Extensions to Helsinki Childrens Hospital

Tapiola Group PK2 New Head Oce, Finland

Copper Rooed Crossing A Bridge in the Scottish Countryside

Green Building with Copper Sustainable new Oces in Wales

Euro Copper Sustainable new Oces in Strasbourg

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Golden LibraryAn abstract geometric orm clad in golden copper alloyraises the prole o a railway station building now

converted to the City Library in Luckenwalde, Germany.

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A dramatic geometric addition to a protected, early20th century building orming part o an impressive

new youth acility in Widnes, UK is dened by pre-

patinated copper with an iridescent surace.

The new Central Rmz complex is part o the British

Governments myplace initiative, which aims to provide world-

class youth acilities with the active participation o young

people locally. The design, by architects Austin-Smith: Lord,

incorporates the ormer Kingsway Medical Centre a listed

building refecting its rarity as a 1930s comprehensive health

centre outside London and its striking Moderne design with Art

Deco elements.

The new extension is not a pastiche o art deco architecture but

takes a modern approach, creating a clear interace between old

and new. It wraps around the rear o the original building as an

uncompromisingly contemporary intervention, orming a range

o spaces including a large Perormance Area. The new build-

ing is terminated by a strong geometric orm an oset copper

rhomboid - at the upper level which breaks through the glazed

walls and continues inside. This distinctive space will act as a

chill out relaxation area, related to a Recording Studio and other

social spaces downstairs.

Vertical and horizontal suraces o the rhomboid both inside

and out are clad in long trays opre-patinated copper with a

rich, iridescent surace appearance. Particular care was taken

in detailing and setting out to align the copper tray joints meet-

ing at various angles, all expertly installed by Carlton Building

Services.

REJUVINATING THE MODERNE

Architects: Austin-Smith: Lord

Copper Installer: Carlton Building Services

Interior Photo: Alastair Lever

Exterior Photos: Laura Sherliker

The original building is an impor tant example o 1930s Moderne design.

West Kingsway Elevation East Courtyard Elevation

By Chris Hodson

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Detailed design and setting-out were criticalin aligning all the copper joints meeting atdierent angles.

The copper-clad rhomboid breaks throughthe glass wall continuing inside the building.

North side Elevation East side Elevation


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BRASS BANDS

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The new patient treatment centre at The Christie in

Manchester, UK, is home to the largest early clinical

trials unit in the world, the largest chemotherapy unit

in the UK and The Christie Clinic private patients suite

to help boost NHS income.

The Christies vision was to create a new building to replace

an existing outdated acility, which would be o the highest

architectural quality and create a strong new entrance to the

hospital. The building was designed to have a relationship withthe existing buildings on site, both visually and physically. The

building has been orientated to relate to the adjacent buildings

on the site and to create a stronger and more legible main

entrance point to the hospital.

The building is clad primarily in undulating bands o brass shin-

gles. The natural textural nish and rich, warm tones o this ma-

terial were chosen to complement the brick and terracotta clad-

ding on adjacent buildings, whilst creating a unique and beautiul

aade with a natural patina which will weather naturally over

time. This contrasts with a dark grey ceramic rain-screen clad-

ding, echoing the slate roos o the Victorian properties opposite.

Both The Christie and AFL Architects wanted a design and layoutthat would maximise opportunities or natural lighting, ventila-

tion and break-out space, to create an attractive and healthy pa-

tient environment.

The landscaped central lightwell accessible to all building

users provides a valuable open-air amenity space or relaxa-

tion and interaction. In addition to environmental considerations,

steel-ramed construction with lightweight concrete decks and

studwork throughout, the project has provided large open plan

areas allowing uture fexibility. The Christie vision or this build-

ing has been met with a unique, careully crated and sustainable

design, eectively acilitating valuable medical treatment and

research work or years to come. The acility opened ahead oschedule in November 2010.

Architects: AFL Architects

Copper products: TECU Brass

Photos: David Oates

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Transparent CopperExtensions to Helsinki Childrens Hospital

Two new contemporary interventions within the courtyards of an important healthbuilding incorporate distinctive copper slatted facades to maintain both transparency

and architectural independence.

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Architects: AW2 Oy and Olli Pekka Jokela Oy

Copper installers: Metek Oy

Copper products: Nordic GreenTM Living

Photo: Matti Kallio

The acilities o the 1964 Helsinki Chil-

drens Hospital, which specialises in the

treatment o seriously ill babies, had be-

come cramped and old-ashioned. When

the hospital was rst built, about 90 pae-

diatric patients were treated annually - but

now the number has risen to 700. Added

to this, water penetration and other dam-

age demanded renovations, modernisation

and expansion.

Design challenges

The old hospital has ve separate wings or

ngers radiating out rom a long, curved

hub building all sharing the same central-

ized layout. The building typies the unc-

tional style ound in many architecturally

signicant hospitals dating rom that pe-

riod. There is a clear desire to preserve

them in their original architectural orm,

although they do not always ull modern

requirements. With new extensions to the

Helsinki hospital, successully combining

the old and the new into compatible enti-

ties, while meeting all the restrictions

placed by the town plan, posed a real chal-

lenge.

What urther complicated this project

is the act that the hospital is protected

by the National Board o Antiquities and

Historical Monuments. In addition, the

building inspection authorities, as well

as conservation specialists, set out a re-

quirement or a thoroughly modern ap-

pearance, distinctly dierent rom the old

building and the extension was designed to

be a separate entity. The two new pavilions

were built in the courtyard spaces dened

by the nger wings o the original building

and mainly accommodate the new surgical

wards and intensive care units.

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Copper the key material

Copper was chosen as the key material,

visually linking the old and the new - as

the original hospitals roo material is

copper with a green patina. Thereore,

pre-patinated copper was selected as the

exterior wall material or the new build-

ings. Bespoke copper slats were specially

designed or the Childrens Hospital and

the use o three dierent size slats gives

the aades a distinctive and lively surace.

They are attached diagonally to the bot-

tom runs to orm a latticed surace. The

objective was to create a harmonious and

uniorm aade, including covering over

air grilles and smoke removal equipment,

hidden behind the copper slats.

At roo level, the countless ventilation

ducts are concealed within large cop-

per pipes. In addition to the exterior wallsand the roo, copper was also used on the

sleeves covering ventilation pipes, en-

trance doors and other exterior details.

The copper was delivered to a abricator in

rolls and processed into the slats and other

elements. Although work on site was sub-

ject to special arrangements to minimise

disturbance o the hospital operations, the

project progressed particularly well due to

close cooperation with the hospital sta.

The project remained within schedule and

the hospital personnel are delighted with

their new acilities.


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The Head Oce o the Tapiola Group is located in southern

Tapiola area in Espoo, in immediate vicinity o the old Tapi-

ola Garden Town. Property development has traditionally

in Tapiola been based on ree locations with respect to nature and

built-up green areas. This principle has been ollowed also with

the Head Oce; the building mass above ground is divided into

six six-storey parts using atriums and undulating building levels.

The lightness o aades, characteristic o Tapiola, has been cap-

tured in the screen-printed glass o the ribbon windows, whilethe use o wood on the windows and the suraces o balconies

and terraces link the building with the wooden house on the op-

posite side o Lnsituulentie Road. The objective has been a mod-

ern interpretation o a new building that bets Tapiola. The main

entrance is dominated by a canopy, which rests on three columns

made rom Corten steel. The lower surace o the canopy, which

at eaves height extends rom the outdoor to the indoor, is covered

with wood. A natural stone wall realised in ree orm connects the

building with the varying ground contours o the plot.

Tapiola Group PK2New Head Ofce

By Esko Mettnen, Ahtet SA

Common unctions and internal trac inside the building wind

round the entrance atrium and the main lobby, which orm a cen-

tral square. The oce acilities or some 1500 employees are

modiable, allowing the building to be divided into separate units,

which can also be rented out, i necessary. The smallest possible

unit consists o two parallel oce blocks on one foor. The o-

ce blocks, which are connected with the tall lobby area through

open side corridors, acilitate unctionally versatile and diverse

space solutions in the oces. Natural horizontal connections arepossible both between the dierent oce units, and through the

side corridors o the lobby space between the blocks. Vertical ac-

cess routes utilise internal staircases and lits inside oce units,

and the spiral staircase and the panorama lits o the lobby area

between oce blocks. The lobby with its waiting areas and ex-

hibition acilities, as well as the associated auditorium realised

in white concrete and the wide side corridors on the foor levels

create an assembly area or the people working in the building.

Tapiola, which today is a regional centre in the City o Espoo, was originally planned in the 1950s as a garden town in southern

Espoo, some 12 km rom downtown Helsinki. Tapiola was built up gradually over the years since the 1960s and at present has

a population o ca. 40,000. The area is about to be connected to the metro network as part o the Southern Espoo metro line.

The new main oce o Insurance Company Tapiola was erected south o the regional centre. The division o masses and the

materials make the building well adapted to the area. The aade materials o the new main oce building include screen-

printed glass, transparent aade glazing, wooden balcony suraces as well as corrugated copper sheeting and a plinth innatural stone. The choice o materials and the architecture o the headquarters block refect in an interesting way the archi-

tectural background o Tapiola area; innovative spirit combined with environmental objectives.

New main oice o Insurance Company Tapiola.Photo: Anders Portman

Text by: Antt-Matt Skaa,

Saotta Najs, Okke Kvoto.

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Planning and architectural design: RArchitects SARC Oy

Proessor, architect SAFA Antti-Matti Siikala (Chie Designer)

Architect SAFA Sarlotta Narjus

Architect SAFA Okke Kiviluoto (Project Architect)

Main contractor: YIT Rakennus Oy

Photos: Anders Portman, Jussi TiainenFaade materials include screen-printed glass, aadeglazing, wood and corrugated copper sheeting.

Site plan

View to the main entrance on the upper level.Detail o the acade, copper panel.

Photo:AndersPortman

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The shared conerence rooms are also arranged along the side

corridors o the lobby area. The sta restaurant and the con-

erence centre on the top foor extend outside to wood-foored

roo terraces with a sea view to the Gul o Finland. Special at-tention has been paid to the modiability o the oce acilities

in terms o architecture, construction and building systems.

The three basement levels excavated into rock provide park-

ing or ca. 830 cars as well as technical acilities. The construc-

tion was up to the foor slab o the topmost basement level built

with the cast-in-situ method as a post-tensioned column and

beam slab system. The building rame above consists o 8.1

m modules that comprise steel tube composite columns lled

with reinorced concrete, welded WQ beams, and intermediate

foors and roo slabs made o hollow-core slabs. The rame is

stiened with stairwells and lit shats built rom reinorced

concrete using the climbing orm method. The three columnson the main entrance, made rom Corten steel and rising to a

height o 26 metres, support the grid o steel beams in the can-

opy. The steel-glass wall o the lobby is suspended rom this

grid and in horizontal direction supported against wind pres-

sure and vacuum loads to the edges o the intermediate foors

with steel tension rods and compression rods. The sculpture-

like spiral staircase o the lobby, built without a centre column,

has been partly realised as a spring enclosed with steel plates

and supported on the ends o cantilever beams. The glazed

balconies are cantilevered steel structures that were post-

tensioned to the rame.

The development o the project, as well as the control o de-sign, the actual design, and the construction have been guided

by the environmental and lie cycle objectives o Tapiola Group.

Environmental classication system PromisE has been used

as a tool at the dierent phases o the project. Tapiola Group

has been awarded WWFs Green Oce designation or its com-

mitment to eco-eciency in the use o the building and the

practices ollowed by the sta.

The wood-loored terraces with sea view to the Gul o Finland.

The three Cor-ten columns on the main entrance and the sculpture-like spiralstaircase.

Building layout drawing.

Photo:JussiTiainen

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ABOUT THE DESIGNER

One o the more unusual applications o copper is this canopy roo

to a distinctive new timber bridge in dramatic Scottish countryside.

he 20 m span Bracklinn Falls tbridge replaces tw earlier

bridges, bth washed away in exceptinal ds. It serves t

cmplete a cre tpath netwrk within the Special Cnserva-

tin Area Bracklinn Falls and prvides a sheltered viewing platrm

ver the waterall and grge, as well as being a turist attractin in its

wn right.

Te design by Malclm Strng Strng Bridges, the cmpany that

als built it - is centred arund ur hme-grwn Duglas Fir timber

ples pinned at the centre and trussed using cmpsite timber / steel ver-

ticals and diagnals. Steel links in the lwer chrd cmplete the pitched

truss whilst allwing a curved ribbn deck t be supprted in between

the tw trusses. Te trusses brace themselves against each ther using

steel lattices.

Tis design allws the structure t be reestanding and easily mvable.

All members, except the ples, were preabricated in a wrkshp and

transprted t site dwn narrw tracks. Te ples were dragged nt

the site and shaped in-situ. Te whle bridge was preassembled n site

and slid int psitin n a temprary steel bridge. Te site culd nt be

accessed by cranes r large plant, therere the design had t allw r

the structure t be raised and slid int nal psitin using nly manual

winches.

Te bridge structure and its cpper r enclse a space with lts pri-

vate windws rm which visitrs can experience the al ls belw. Cpper

was selected r the canpy r r its st appearance and the act that

it will age naturally and sympathetically with the timber, in keeping with

the wild, natural envirnment.

Copper Rooed Crossing

Bridge Designer: Malcolm Strong

Contractor and Copper installer: Strong Bridges

Photos: Malcolm Strong

The complete bridge, including the copper roo, was preassembled next to the wateralls.

Strong Bridges has been involved in the design and

development o greenwood structural bridge systemsin Scotland since 1992 and is continually developingversatile decking systems and applications or specicbridge sites. Its ocus has always been on the designand utilisation o locally grown timber.

By Chris Hodson

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Te 22 millin building started n site in

January 2009 and was cially pened in

September 2010. With an area 8800m

it will accmmdate arund 650 staf and

huse varius departments, as well as a

public access area knwn as Y Bnt (Te

Bridge).

Architects Austin-Smith: Lrds design,

based n an initial cncept design by

Aedas Architects, cnsists three ng-ers ce space ver three rs which

radiate ut rm the hillside. w duble

height atria spaces link the ngers and

prvide meeting spaces, restaurant and

ancillary accmmdatin.

Copper Seam

External materials were careully selec-

ted t reect thse lcal t the area. As

Copper cladding plays an importantrole in a new 8,800 m2 regional oceor the Welsh Assembly Governmentat Llandudno Junction, recognisedas the greenest public building in

Wales last year.

Architects: Austin-Smith:Lord

Copper product: TECU Patina

Photos: Welsh Assembly Government and Ininite 3D

Green Building with Copper

Austin-Smith:Lrd explained:Whilst themain external material is Welsh slate from

the local quarry at Bethesda, the use of cop-

per was also of prime importance as it creates

a seam running through the building com-

mencing with the North Elevation, where animposing arch announces the main entrance

of the building. Te copper then reappears

on the West Elevation and again on the East

Elevation to highlight the projecting Delta

area. Te use of copper makes reference to

historic copper mines of the Great Orme in

Llandudno.

Utilising traditinal materials in a m-

dern rm creates a landmark building

which respects the heritage the area

and the high quality design demanded

by the Welsh Assembly Gvernment. But

als undamental was the requirement

r a reduced carbn tprint and an

Excellent BREEAM rating. BREEAM is

the BRE Envirnmental Assessment Met-

hd - the leading and mst widely used

envirnmental assessment methd r

buildings, setting the standard r best

practice in envirnmental sustainability.

BREEAM Award

Te prject has als been awarded the

2010 BREEAM Award r Wales in the

Bespke Categry r the highest sc-

ring building certied under BREEAM

in Wales ver the year. Winning prjectsmust have excelled in every envirn-

mental categry within BREEAM. Te

building design incrprates many sus-

tainable qualities and the use cpper

was a majr cnsideratin in achieving

sustainability requirements and als the

BREEAM rating.

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COPPER AND SUSTAINABILITY

The Agora administration building or the Council o Europe in Strasbourg,

completed in 2008, is proud o its impressive environmental credentials

and copper plays an important part.

Like the other building materials usedon the project, copper was chosen on

the basis o all aspects o sustainability

in terms o manuacture, delivery, pro-

cessing, urther development and age-

ing. In addition, all technical, ecological

and economic decisions made during

the planning and construction phases

and also during the buildings entire op-

erational lie were examined in detail in

regard to sustainability. This method o

working by the architects Art & Build

was especially acknowledged in June2008. For the new general oce building

o the Council o Europe, the architects

received the BEX Award 2008 in the sus-

tainable building category. Each year, in-

novative projects in the eld o architec-

ture are distinguished with the awards

rom the BEX-Building Exchange inter-

national conerence.

Isidore Zielonka and Steven Beckers,managing architects o Art & Build in

Brussels and responsible or planning

and realisation o the new administra-

tion building, made some remarks con-

cerning their views about copper, build-

ing materials and sustainable planning.

Steven Beckers said: When planning

the Council o Europe building we were

lucky that we could stay very close to the

original competition design, also in termso material choice. Pre-patinated copper

was part o that design rom the very early

phases. We used this material or interior

parts and outside as well. The suraces

still have the same appearance today,

outside and inside. This is unique; with

patinated copper, there is hardly any other

material oering that long-term quality in

appearance or both applications.

Regarding sustainable building: duringmy studies, I was totally involved with

ecological topics in architecture. They

became more and more interesting and

important then, but at the same time

they were still quite distinct. Meanwhile

the whole situation has become very

complex. Today in every feld o applica-

tions you can fnd materials suddenly in

question that nobody worried about using

yesterday. This is a very conusing and

challenging situation, and our genera-

tion is the frst to ace it. At Art & Build

we investigate building materials as aras possible, o course. But our eco team

has only limited capacities in this com-

plex feld. Thereore, we have to remind

manuacturers o their responsibility over

and over again. They have to keep in mind

the consequences o material use in any

application, especially regarding high

amounts o use. Because at the end o the

day, it is always a question o resources.

EURO COPPER SuSTAiNABlE NEw OicES iN STrASBOurg

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Architects: Art & Build, Brussels Copper Products: TECU Patina Photos: Art & Build, Brussels

Isidore Zielonka added: Despite the highimportance o ecological criteria, we must

not orget the human actor, which or me is

the most important element o all. The idea

o sustainability should be based on this in

the frst place. For me, the highest compli-

ment or my work is when somebody turns

up and says: I eel very comortable in this

building. I love to be here and to work here.

O course we keep our critical view on

every building material, also on modern

and uture developments. Today every ma-

terial has to ace critical investigation re-

garding sustainability over and over again,and this applies just as much to copper in

every respect. The responsibility o manu-

acturers in using this material is especially

high. Because copper is a beautiul, unique

and very precious material that surely will

be as important or uture generations as it

is or us today.

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In an architectural competition held in 2003 the young

architects design was chosen the winner rom among

194 entries. The designers set out to ully understand

the grieving process, as well as practical issues, by

attending unerals. The resulting design aims to help the

mourner, giving space or grie. Mourners ollow a route

through a series o areas punctuated by intermediate

rooms preparing them or the next stage guided along

the route by a continuous skylight.

The new building is close to a 15th century church in

an area classied as a nationally signicant culturally

historic environment. The new chapel ties together

dierent aspects o the area without emphasising itsel.

The chapel connects with the graveyard, leaving the

old buildings with their own boundaries and territories

untouched. The chapel is also built to last, which is

obvious rom the limited palette o materials, including

copper used extensively both internally and externally.

The architects set the chapel a goal o a 200-year

lietime and a liecycle simulator was used during the

design.

The building uses similar materials as the old

structures in the area. The mass o the load-bearing

solid masonry walls balances changes in temperature

and moisture. Lightly plastered and whitewashed walls

are a bright, tranquil background or the events takingplace in the chapel spaces. The partition walls are in-

situ cast white concrete and the roo is patinated copper,

like the roo o the church. Many o the ceilings are

nished with removable, perorated copper trays. The

glazed walls toward the graveyard in the chapels are

covered with a patinated copper mesh which unctions

as a screen between the outside and the spaces o

the chapel. The mesh also decreases heat loads rom

sunshine.

An open competition was held in the all o 2007 or

art to be commissioned or the chapel. The competition

was scheduled beore the nal construction documents

were drated, so that the art could be integrated as a

seamless part o the architecture. Pertti kukkonen was

awarded the rst prize with his work the Way o the

cross. Kukkonen was able to utilize the solid masonry

walls with his work. In addition to the main pieces, the

walls have been inlaid with spirits that shine through

the light plaster surace. Pertti Kukkonen was also

responsible or hand patinating the copper suraces o

the chapel.

Architectureand mourning

Avanto Architects award winning St Lawrence Chapel

in Vantaa, Finland is based on the concept o the

Path, depicting a Christians journey rom here to

eternity. But it also most successully reconciles the

emotional needs o mourners with the pragmatic

demands o unerals.

By Hannele Kuusisto and Chris Hodson

Photo: Kuvio

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Architects: Avanto Arkkitehdit O

Photos: Tuomas Uusheimo and Kuvi

Avanto Architects Ltd is a partnership o two young and inventive

Finnish architects, Anu Puustinen and Ville Hara. Avanto was

established in 2004 when the partners won the cemetery chapel

competition. Over the seven years they have worked together the

duo have taken part in signicant national and international ar-

chitectural competitions, with great success.

Avanto means a hole in the ice or bathing in winter a popular

hobby in Finland which symbolises the partnerships design

philosophy. They seek to create environments that evoke emo-

tions by understanding and empathising with the people using

the space; to make people eel and experience.

ABOUT THE ARCHITECTS

THE MOURNING PROCESSION

1. Separate entrances, eachwith its own quiet garden, servetwo chapels which can be usedconcurrently.

2. Low, dimly-lit areas allowrefection while waiting orchapelsto become available. Groups omourners are kept separate.

3. Stairs down to an intimatearea where close amily canview the open con.

4. The chapels complete thestraight routes rom the entrances.

5. The symbolic nal turningpoint where mourners leavethe deceased behind them.

6. The deceased are broughtinto the building along a route tothe cooled, lower level preparationareas.

Photo: Tuomas Uusheim

Photo: Kuvio

Photo: Tuomas Uusheimo

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Mountainous

ReflectionsCivil Protection Centre in the Dolomites

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With this inrastructure building or the Volunteer Fire Bri-

gade, Ambulance and Mountain Rescue Services, Austrian

architects AllesWirdGut have developed a copper-clad

aesthetic that refects its mountainous context, without

overpowering its village location.

The new building orms a major landmark but maintains a low-key

presence at the same time. It appears rmly rooted to the ground

and surrounding landscape but still retains an air o lightness. Re-

sponding to its position at the entrance to the village tight up against

the main road, the building also acknowledges the smaller scalebuildings nearby by eectively representing a multiple o them.

The reduction in mass is achieved by utilising the topography and

cutting into the sloping site. Daylighting the lower levels might seem

a challenge in these circumstances but the design turns it into an op-

portunity with roo-lighting to the main circulation spine and spec-

tacularly high ceilings. Light wells are also used or below-ground

rooms cut into the slope, introducing intimate external spaces.

Apart rom glazing, the entire volume is clad in copper externally,

giving a natural, earthy hue and lively surace that harmonises with

the surrounding old armhouses and pine orests. The building be-

comes a timeless, organic, integral part o its environment.

Architects: AllesWirdGut Architektur

Copper Products: TECUOxid

Photos: Hertha Humaus

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he Castle Stuart Gl Links was designed t hark back t the

traditinal 1920s links curses that the wner cnsiders t be

the halcyn days gl. Within this cntext, the three-strey

clubhuse takes a simple but bld and elegant rm, with which the

designers G1 Architects aimed t reinrce the aspiratins the gl

curse design philsphy.

Architect Ry Malclm adds: the white exterir the building makes

reerence t the traditin r white-washed castal buildings alng the

east cast Sctland. Ten, pre-patinated cpper r cladding prvides

a richness and structure t cntrast with the rendered walls. Expsed

ns supprting the curved r rntage represent a stylistic interpreta-

tin the stne crwn alt the nearby 17th century Castle Stuart.

Te natural develpment cpper patina rm bright t dark brwn

and eventually t green r blue takes several years, even in castal envi-rnments, but pre-patinatin prvides this straightaway. In marine cli-

mates, the natural cpper patina cntains sme cpper chlride giving

it mre a blue clur and this is emulated with the rmulatin the

pre-patinatin used here.

A single strey Starter Pavilin emerges rm the landscape with a

planted living r which terminates with a distinctive curved cp-

per r, imitating the Clubhuse. Tis mdest building rientates and

cnnects patrns rm within the Clubhuse n arrival and departure.

A ne, At Deo stye bhose and mathn pavon

both nopoate dstntve pe-patnated oppe oos,

efetn the pojets stnnn mane oaton ove-

ookn the Moay th, nea inveness n Sotand.

Coastal Copper

By chs Hodson

Architects: G1 Architects www.g1architects.com

Copper product: Nordic BlueTM

Photos: G1 Architects and Graeme Bell

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Te remdelling a restaurant and casin in

Sheeld, UK, is highlighted by a glity gld

bar rntage created with cpper ally clad-

ding, annuncing the buildings purpse.

Te unattractive riginal acade Naplens Casin

and Restaurant ailed t make the mst its prminent

lcatin rnting a busy main rad int the city. Tis has

nw been wrapped with an external skin cladding,render and glaing, screening the main bx-like building

rm. Passers-by and guests arriving at the restaurant are

greeted by a prjecting gld bar, raming views thrugh

the glaing t the restaurant activity within.

Tis lw, hrintal entrance intensies a mment

surprise when entering the restaurant as the spatial ex-

perience expands int a duble-height, multi-level space.

Here, a sculptural ceiling eature curves away, highlight-

ing dining areas with private bths belw. Te internal

remdelling the building aims t prvide intimate

areas within the duble height space and accmmdate

changes rm early evening rmal dining t later inr-

mal activities. A materials palette cpper and gld,with cntrasting hard and st materials, generates a

warm and vibrant atmsphere.

WINNING GOLD

Architects: Access Architecture Ltd

Copper Product: TECU Gold

Photos: Access Architecture Ltd/ A&S Leisure Group Ltd

Original building rontage

New entrance rontage

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Neues Museum in Berlin was built in the vicinity o Altes Museum

in 18431855. The Museum was designed by architect FriedrichAugust Stler. It is a signicant example o museum building tech-

nology in the 19th century.

The designer o Altes Museum, which was built in 18221830,

was architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. He is considered the men-

tor o Friedrich August Stler. Neues Museum was severely dam-

aged in the Second World War. It was closed to public or about 70

years beore reopened in October 2009.

For some 40 years ater the war, no work was carried out on the

ruins o the Museum. Renovation works started in the 1980s, and

ater the reuniting o Germany, architect David Chippereld was in

1992 commissioned to renovate the building. Chippereld won the

commission on the basis o an architectural competition. In 1999

the building was included in Unescos World Heritage List.

The renovation project based on Chipperelds designs started

in 2003. The Museum is a three-storey building. There were origi-

nally two atria, which according to the renovation plans were cov-

ered with a glass roo. The main staircase was rebuilt and two lits

were installed in the Museum. The Museum acilities are located

on three foors round the main staircase and the two atria, which

have now been covered.

Classical antiquities and arteacts rom Central Europe and an-

Nees Msem, enovatoncient Egypt are exhibited on the ground foor. The rst foor is ded-

icated to arteacts rom ancient Rome and its northern territories,as well as ancient Egypt. Stone-age, bronze-age and iron-age ar-

teacts rom Central Europe as well as the archaeology o Berlin

are displayed on the second foor.

The history o the building is visible in Neues Museum. The

damaged parts have been renovated; remaining brick structures

and riezes have been repaired. Floors and walls in the building

sections that had been best preserved have been restored; plas-

ter applications repaired and remaining foor ceramics renovated.

The old destroyed structures on the second foor, or example,

have been realised as identiably new structures.

The idea has been to maintain the space structure o the build-

ing and the rhythm o the rooms as authentic as possible, bearing

in mind the history o the building.

The lighting system used in the exhibition areas o the Museum

is based on downlights, which is an excellent solution or display

purposes. The arteacts have also primarily been placed in easily

accessible display cabinets to allow them to be viewed at close

range and lighted rom dierent directions, but still well protect-

ed. The display cabinets are made rom glass and copper struc-

tures. The dark patinated small-scale copper structures on one

hand delimit the placing o the arteacts in the space and on the

Esko Miettinen Architect SAFA

Main entrance to Museum, renovated arcade. Roman provinces, rst foor.


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other hand vanish rom the range o vision owing to the high light

density contrast.

The structures have been produced meticulously, the restora-tion o the parts represents high-quality work and the number o

new materials is limited. The careully selected materials, such

as light exposed-aggregate concrete and small-scale copper de-

tails, as well as their implementation methods create an expres-

sion o timelessness and high standards.

Neues Museum was a signicant renovation project in early

2000s, both on European scale and worldwide.

The Museum also represents the new brick building technique

o its original construction period, mid-eighteen hundreds. The

bearing capacity o the ground on the building site o the Museum

on River Spree is poor. The same is true o most o the City o

Berlin and the reason or the majority o the buildings having ve

storeys.

The intermediate foors and roo slabs o Neues Museum were

originally realised using a brick and iron vault technique in order

to reduce the weight o the building. The bricks o the low vault

are conical, hollow brick elements with closed bottoms, so-called

fower pot bricks. They were made on the site using local clay.*

The construction is visible, ater renovation, e.g. on the ceiling on

the rst foor.

*Mr. Harald Lderitz, MSc, during our visit to the Museum on 17 September 2010.

Architect: David Chipperield

Photos: Eark

First foor, statue hall. Railing clad with copper, rst foor.

Entrance to public restroom.

Top o main staircase, detail.

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Cpper in the GardenSMALL HoEL GARDEN BUILDINGS IN SWIzERLAND

Architects: GREGO

Copper Products: TECU Gold

Photos: Walter Mair, Zrich

Within a nature conserva-

tion area on the idyllic shores

o the Lac de Morat in the

western part o Switzerland,

the 5-star Country House

Hotel Le Vieux Manoir is

set in a spacious park. Te

project or two very diferent

small garden structures aims

to bring the hotel resident

even closer to the experience

o nature and to intensiy it.

Te Glass Diamnd is a luxury

suite with its wn bathrm and

balcny, set high n pylns amidst

the tree-tps directly abve the wa-

ter. In cntrast, the Cabchn is a deceptively simple little beach

pavilin with a changing rm and sanitary acilities. Tey are

united by a cmmn use glden cpper ally cladding.

High in the trees...Hvering n three pylns directly abve the lake, the Glass Dia-

mnd has an all-glass acade with a glden tint and a cating thatmirrrs the liage, sky and water. Te cnstructin tuches the

grund as little as pssible and leaves the little prmntry belw

unafected. Glden cpper ally sheet is used t clad the r and

underside the huse, and ther details. Te surace the r

is jinted using traditinal standing seams, while the underside is

made ut cncentric panels jinted with grves.

and down on the beachTe small val structure right n the waterrnt, cntaining a

changing rm, WC and shwer, was designed t enhance the

experience taking a swim in the lake. Inspired by the rmantic

garden architecture pavilins, gaebs and trellises, it has an ex-

terir cladding interlaced, vertical strips glden cpper ally

sheet and an interir stne and teak. Inspired by ppular lid

architecture the pavilin interir has a smthly nished cncrete

r and changing rm lckers in teak. Te ceiling is made ut

narrw glden cpper ally panels jinted with grves.

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39COPPER ARCHITECTURE FORUM 30/2011

30 and countingWe hope you enjoyed this 30th issue o Copper Architecture Forum.

Its interesting to look back at what we have covered in the past and

how the magazine has developed into its current orm, taking a wider

perspective o architecture and architects. By ocusing on the architec-

ture o just one material copper we can present a unique perspec-

tive on building design not ound in mainstream architectural publica-

tions. Te editorial team maintains continuing contact with architects

internationally oten rom the earliest design stages enabling us to

bring you news o projects at dierent phases in their development and

sometimes ahead o mainstream publications.

Engaging with architects

In recent issues we have engaged with some o the most inuential

designers, including an exclusive interview with Ryue Nishizawa o

SANAA just ater winning the 2010 Pritzker

Prize. echnical topics such as environmental,

sustainability and health issues, and the latest

copper cladding techniques and products, are

regularly covered. And there is always exten-

sive coverage o projects rom around Europe

and beyond oten exploring innovative

ways o using copper in architecture.

We eature a ll types and sca le o bui ldings: rom the iconic to the de-

ceptively modest; new-builds o course, but also extensions and other

interventions with established structures; and not just acades

any architectural elements including interiors and artworks. So

times we look deeper with Close-up eatures on surace treatm

In Detailworking drawings, Sustainabilityhighlights and Refur

mentocuses. An invaluable reerence source, back issues o Co

Architecture Forum can be ound at www.copperconcept.org

In the next issue

Looking orward, we publish our next issue towards the en

2011. Tere will be a major eature on the2011 European Copp

Architecture Awards, reviewing the winning and shortlisted pro

to be announced at a ceremony in Brussels on 27th September,

exclusive interviews o the architects. What we know now is

these Awards will reveal some o the most exciting new architec

ranging rom major icon structures to small, modest but beauti

designed and crated buildings.

Apart rom the Awards, we are already working on a real diversi

copper architecture projects, as well as topical issues. Our goal

Copper Architecture Forum are to inspire and inorm architects

designers but, above all, we hope that you fnd it both stimula

and enjoyable. We do value your eedback and hope that you

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