Regno Unito, Londra, The Gherkin (From Vertigo 42), Estate 2012
The Gherkin (il cetriolo) è il popolare soprannome del grattacielo inaugurato nel 2004 a No.30 St Mary Axe. La strada prende il nome dalla vicina chiesa di St Mary Axe ('axe' fa riferimento a una reliquia conservata nella chiesa). La “pelle” dell'edificio è a doppio vetro e lo spazio tra il vetro è ventilato per aiutare con controllo della temperatura e riduzione del consumo energetico. Si dice che il Gherkin utilizzi solo la metà dell'energia rispetto ad edifici simili. La maggior parte delle lastre di vetro sono completamente piatte e l'unico vetro curvo è la 'lente' in cima. Ogni piano è stato ruotato di 5 gradi rispetto al piano di sotto. La parte superiore della torre è stato mantenuta come uno spazio aperto in modo da poter avere una visuale a 360 gradi.
The Gherkin is the popular nickname for the office block opened in 2004 at No.30 St Mary Axe. The road is named after the nearby Church of St Mary Axe (the 'axe' part referring to a relic kept in the church). The skin of the building is double-glazed and the space between the glazing is ventilated to help with temperature control and reducing energy use. The Gherkin is said to use only half the energy of similar sized office towers. Most of the panes of glass are completely flat - the only curved glass is the 'lens' at the very top. Each floor has been rotated 5 degrees relative to the floor below. The top of the tower has been kept as an open space to give an uninterrupted, all-round view.
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j.silveira 10 months ago | reply
Excellent.
fhmolina 10 months ago | reply
Awesome shot. Congratulations
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Murad Al Ramadan 10 months ago | reply
Well done....a beautiful shot
JdJ Photography (Aardewerk) 10 months ago | reply
Cool shot of London with Canary Wharf in the background!
Alessio72 10 months ago | reply
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Robert Saucier 10 months ago | reply
I saw this in the 25 to 49 Faves group and Faved it.
gian piero1 10 months ago | reply
bella panoramica e grazie per le informazioni
lucia bianchi 10 months ago | reply
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liuliuba 69 poco presente..... 9 months ago | reply
magnifica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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fulham phil 7 months ago | reply
A great cityscape, wow! wfat a view.
One Vibration 4 months ago | reply
Très belle photo