30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

The Swiss Insurance Company Building is a 180-meter-high office building with a full-body glass exterior wall, with a total of 41 floors. It has many nicknames due to its peculiar shape, the most commonly used is "Gherkin", and others are called "spaceship", "cigar in mesh stockings" and so on. This building is located at 30 St. Mary's Axe Street in the "Financial City" of London. It was designed by the well-known British architect Lord Norman Foster. After completion, it is known as one of the better buildings on the streets of London in the 21st century. Same as the London Eye. The designer also won the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Award for it. After the building was purchased by Swiss Re for 600 million pounds, the "Gherkin" jumped to become the most expensive office building in the UK. The shape is very unique: it is round from head to toe, there are no iconic doors and windows on the façade, and it looks the same from all angles, giving a confused impression without a sense of direction, alienated from the surrounding narrow Streets and old buildings. But this shape conforms to the principle of aerodynamics. Standing under the building, you will find that there will be no strong gusts under other high-rise buildings. Designer Norman Foster has always adhered to the consistent environmental protection design. concept, its unique shape is to minimize the surface area of the exterior wall to reduce heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer. Maximize the use of glass curtain wall to allow sunlight to enter the room as much as possible, achieve natural lighting, and good ventilation design in the building The use of air conditioning is reduced. The bottom two floors of the building are shopping malls, and the top 40 floors of the building have a 360° panoramic view. Bars and clubs can be visited by shopping or dining and entertainment opportunities. The 39th floor is a restaurant, and the 38th floor is a There is a private banquet hall, other floors are office spaces, and there are some bars and restaurants in the square and garden in front of the building for rest.