58 March 2018

Influenced by Luis Khan ’ s Yale Centre for British Art , this building brings attention to detail together with control of light . Piano wanted the whole gallery to be illuminated by natural light . The solution was a roof of ‘ leaves ’ of thin ferro-cement . The outside walls are cypress wood timbered in reference to the surrounding houses in the neighbourhood . Renzo Piano ’ s IBM pavilion is another great example of where attention to detail has driven the design and modular construction .