While Architectural Systems Inc., is involved in multiple aspects with the project, the centerpiece of our production is the Penrose screen which surrounds the campus. Nearly five thousand punched, machined and finished panels make up the structure that surrounds four city blocks of the Transbay Transit Center. The pattern itself is based on an algorithm created by the eminent British physicist Dr. Roger Penrose. Pelli Clarke Pelli, the architects who designed the structure describe it as:
A groundbreaking geometric pattern discovered by one of the worlds leading mathematical physicists…. Eminent British scientist Dr. Roger Penrose recently granted permission for Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects to use the pattern known as Penrose rhombus tiling for the perforations in the Transit Centers pearlescent white metal skin. The pattern is notable because it can be extended infinitely without repeating itself. Working with Dr. Penrose, the firm will incorporate the pattern into the design of the multi-modal transportation centers curving exterior wall. Dr. Penrose discovered the pattern in 1974, spawning the field of quasicrystals, which led to breakthroughs in material science and biology.”
Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli
General Contractor: Webcor Builders
Transbay Transit Center San Francisco, CA
Nearly five thousand punched, machined and finished panels make up the structure that surrounds four city blocks of the Transbay Transit Center.
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While Architectural Systems Inc., is involved in multiple aspects with the project, the centerpiece of our production is the Penrose screen which surrounds the campus. Nearly five thousand punched, machined and finished panels make up the structure that surrounds four city blocks of the Transbay Transit Center. The pattern itself is based on an algorithm created by the eminent British physicist Dr. Roger Penrose. Pelli Clarke Pelli, the architects who designed the structure describe it as:
A groundbreaking geometric pattern discovered by one of the worlds leading mathematical physicists…. Eminent British scientist Dr. Roger Penrose recently granted permission for Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects to use the pattern known as Penrose rhombus tiling for the perforations in the Transit Centers pearlescent white metal skin. The pattern is notable because it can be extended infinitely without repeating itself. Working with Dr. Penrose, the firm will incorporate the pattern into the design of the multi-modal transportation centers curving exterior wall. Dr. Penrose discovered the pattern in 1974, spawning the field of quasicrystals, which led to breakthroughs in material science and biology.”
Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli
General Contractor: Webcor Builders
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