NERVI - STRUCTURE PIRELLI TOWER , MILAN, 1956
The Pirelli Tower in Milan could be the finest example of a tall building in terms of form, integration of the form and masterly structural design, the elegance of the lines and the geometry, and in the various interior designs and furniture of the interior. Ponti’s preference for tapering forms is reflected in the structure, the wedges that form the vertical side slits, and in the geometries employed in the interior. His aim seems to have been to arrive at a particular elegance that is evident in the lines and the thicknesses, and in this case in the vertical slits at the sides as well as the float- ing plane that caps the tower. On the two pages after this Pirelli section, two of Ponti’s unbuilt designs are shown.
Ground floor plan - The tower is separated by a wide gap from its surrounding ground floor spaces, and is connected to them by bridges.
Opposite page - side vertical slit
Subtle breaking of symmetry in the middle of the vertical strips
Oposite page - The vertical sides slits were among the key aims in the project.
Opposite page - In the structure designed by Nervi the columns taper bottom up and are then capped by a floating slab.
يك اتاق كنفرانسA conference room
كف لينوليوم ورودي با طرح خاص- صفحه مقابلOpposite page - Distinctive linoleum floor covering at the entrance foyer
بخشى از سازه طراحى شده به وسيله مهندس متبحر، پير لوييجى نروىExample of structure designed by the brilliant structural engineer Pier Luigi Nervi
يك فضاى داخلى با جزئيات و ميز و صندلى خاصAn interior with distinct details and finishes, as well as the furniture