Major Assignment

For the major assignment I've chosen design the warehouse and office complex as Santiago Calatrava. He combines his knowledge and experience of architecture and structural engineering to create dynamic structures.

He was born 1951 in Valencia, Spain. He studied architecture at the Architecture School and Arts and Crafts School, Valencia, Spain and graduated in 1975. after completing his degree he went onto study Civil Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland. Santiago set up practice in 1981.

His first two projects were in fact warehouse type structures; Jakem Steel Warehouse, Munchwilen, Switzerland1983-84 and the Ernsting Warehouse, Coesfeld, Germany 1983-85.

Some quick key facts on Calatrava's designs;

• express understanding of structure


• makes rigid materials look flexible


• conflicts different materials


• suggests movement.

Ernsting Warehouse

Jakem Steel Warehouse