Ludwig Mies Van Der

Rohe
Manthan Kirdat
Roll no - 4
Introduction
• German Architect, widely acknowledeged as one of the
greatest architects of 20th century.
• Emphasis on open spaces and use of industrial material.
• In early age, worked for Bruno paul, an Art Noveau architect.
• Aphorisms like “Less is More” , “God is in the Details”.
Barcelona pavilion
• The pavilion was intended to be the face of the German section
that would host King Alphonso XIII .
• Mies understood his pavilion simply as a building and nothing more,
it would not house art or sculpture rather the pavilion would be a
place of tranquility and escape from the exposition, in effect
transforming the pavilion into an inhabitable sculpture.
Design
• The plan is extremely simple.
• design is based on a formulaic grid system developed by Mies . It
also serves as an underlying framework that the wall systems work
within.
• Raised on plinth, the Barcelona Pavilion has a low horizontal
orientation, accentuated by the low flat.
• Low stature forces the line of vision at views framed by Meis.
• The most important aspects of the pavilion is the roof. The low
profile of the roof appears in elevation as a floating plane above the
interior volume.
• The roof structure is supported by eight slender cruciform columns
that allow the roof to as effortlessly floating above the volume .
• Industrial materials like steel, chrome, are used. Marble, Traventine
stone are used. Reflection from pools help create different quality of
light.
The Crown hall
• Located in illinois, Institute of Technology.
• Built for School of architecture and Institute of Design.
• Incorporating only Steel and glass in exterior.
Design
• Mies actually created the masterplan for college. Crown hall is
one of the buildings of campus.
• The design is simple.
• The suspended roof, without interior columns,
created universal space that could be endlessly adapted to
new uses.
• His use of off-the-shelf components, including standard glass
panes and steel I-beams, made the building economical to
construct.
• Carefully-proportioned, repetitive elements of the exterior
convey both uniformity and precision of construction.
Seagram Building
• Located in New York.
• It is 39 story, 519 feet building.
• Designed with Mordernist ideas, emphasis on steel structure.
Design
• The building is set back 100 feet, a plaza is created. Atracts lot
of people, Mies moved away from typical building politics.
• The metal bronze skin that is seen in the facade is
nonstructural but is used to express the idea of the structural
frame that is underneath.
• Additional vertical elements were also welded to the window
panels, not only to stiffen the skin but also to emphasize
vertical sence.
• The office spaces above the lobby, have flexible floor plans lit
with luminous ceiling panels. These floors also get maximum
natural lighting with the exterior being glass panes of gray
topaz that provide floor-to-ceiling windows for the office
spaces.