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Transbay façade transformed from glass to aluminium
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Pelli Clarke Pelli, architects of San Francisco's Transbay Transit Center, has updated the design of the podium façade. Instead of a transparent, sinuous glass façade, the complex will be clad in perforated aluminum, a move which is expected to save the project about $10 million.
Due to its high profile, the transit center will be a potential target for terrorism, security consultants have decided. The architects were encouraged to revise the façade and use materials with enhanced blast resistance to prevent shattering and other damage, according to inhabitat.
"This is a dramatic change in material, but the philosophical change is not enormous," architect Fred Clarke told the San Francisco Chronicle. "I think it is equally handsome. We want a wrapping that has body and weight but would still be transparent. It's not intended to hide what is behind it. We've always liked that you can see the layers of the building behind the skin."
Due to its high profile, the transit center will be a potential target for terrorism, security consultants have decided. The architects were encouraged to revise the façade and use materials with enhanced blast resistance to prevent shattering and other damage, according to inhabitat.
"This is a dramatic change in material, but the philosophical change is not enormous," architect Fred Clarke told the San Francisco Chronicle. "I think it is equally handsome. We want a wrapping that has body and weight but would still be transparent. It's not intended to hide what is behind it. We've always liked that you can see the layers of the building behind the skin."
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