Statement On Reliance Control- Jenna
Completed in 1967, ‘Reliance Controls’ was designed by architects Richard Rogers and Norman Foster at Team 4. It was the first building to combine high-tech and industrial planning, which was considered highly flexible utilising moveable internal partitions. The space operated as an office building, factory and research centre. It became a key precedent for both industrial and commercial architecture in the late 20s. The rectangular shed intended to express the changing relationship of workers and managers to one that is a more democratic style. The visible structure is integral to the aesthetic and contains a steel frame and one large roof utilising corrugated, steel cladding. As Foster articulates “It’s about the diagonals. It’s about the cross bracing”, which is exactly what this drawing focuses on. Cross bracing re-enforces structures and is crucial in protection from external loads.
Research On Reliance Controls
Architect Norman Foster- Reliance Control
Group 4- Reliance Controls
Research Images of Precedent Structure- Cross Bracing
Steinberg, Herrmann & Co. Hat Factory
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“In the mid-1930s, the National Socialists appropriated the buildings to produce ammunition here. To avoid becoming the target of air raids, the eye-catching hat of the dyeworks was demolished. After the war, the former hat factory first served as a repair hall, then as a factory for rolling bearings. After the demise of the GDR, the complex lay idle and increasingly fell into ruin. Between 2006 and 2011, the plant was finally rebuilt and its characteristic roof cap was restored. Today, the industrial plant is listed as a historic monument and is known as the Mendelsohn hall.
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