Shigeru Ban's paper tube construction. This document gives information on construction of paper tube, background on paper tube artist and architect Shigeru Ban and his famous architectural works. A case study on New Zealand's Transitional Cardboard Cathedral is given in a bit of detail.

1. Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club House - Korea

2. Centre Pompidou-Metz in Metz, France

3. Gallery of La Seine Musicale, France

4. Studio with paper tube shell in Kyoto and Paris

5. Naked House

7. Transitional Cardboard Cathedral
New Zealand
22SA112 Janvi Hundlani
22SA122 Nishant Vaishnav
21SA119 Krisha Vasoya
21SA134 Riddhi Sheth
19SA138 Naina Shrivastav
19SA150 Shivam Purohit

8. Who is Shigeru Ban ?
Ban Shigeru, (born August 5, 1957, Tokyo, Japan), Japanese
architect who employed elements of both Japanese and American
design in his projects and was known for his pioneering use of
cardboard tubes in building construction. In 2014 he was awarded
the Pritzker Prize. In its citation the Pritzker jury noted his
creatively designed structures, such as temporary shelters, for
areas devastated by natural disasters.
“When tragedy strikes, he is often there from the beginning.”
“Architects are not
building temporary
housing because we are
too busy building for the
privileged people.”.-
Shigeru Ban

9. The Christchurch Catholic Cathedral extensively damaged after the
6.3 earthquake, Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011.
How and When the concept of a Transitional Cardboard Cathedral came into picture?
Design a temporary cathedral that can be
built quickly out of lightweight materials.
THE DESIGN BRIEF
The team brought in an
architect named Shigeru Ban
to help. Ban is well-known
around the world for
designing temporary
buildings. The team knew his
temporary buildings worked
well in other countries, such
as Japan and Haiti.
The Problem
After the earthquake, debates started
over whether or not to demolish the
original building as renovations to the
original structure were going to be very
expensive. ( Estimate- £34m-£112m )
In meantime where will people go?
Map shows the relocation of transitional
Cathedral in reference to Christchurch.
Cost
$4.2
million
Hence temporarily for the community the proposal of a
transitional cathedral came into picture which was not
intended to last much long.It worked as a symbol of
“moving on and new beginnings” for the citizens of
Christchurch
Seating
Capacity
700 people
Lifespan
50 years
Materials:
Wood
Steel
Polycarbonate
Paper tube
Stained Glass

10. CONCEPT

11. BTS : SBA architects - Christ Church, New Zealand
“ In response to this situation, we were asked to design new temporary
cathedral. Paper tubes of the equal length and 20 ft containers form
triangular shape. Since geometry is decided by plan and elevations of the
original cathedral, there is a gradual change in each angle of paper tubes,
creating a trapezoidal plan layout.”
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12. TECHNOLOGICAL MODELLING
A Tube structure from 98 equally sized cardboard tubes
and 600 millimeters wide and upto 23 meters in length
and 8 steel shipping containers, is said to be one of the
safest, earthquake-proof buildings in Christchurch.
Aside from the building’s structural integrity, each paper
tube is coated waterproof polyurethane and flame
retardants while protected by a semi-transparent,
polycarbonate roof.
Paper Tubes alone were not strong enough to
withstand the structure for years hence structurally
inside the tubes they provided timber beams that
provides the major structural support.
The Cathedral has become known as the “Cardboard Cathedral”, but Ban’s design didn’t use cardboard alone. It used other materials
such as wood, plastic, and glass as well.

13. Drawings

14. Drawings

15. Drawings

16. Drawings
Gravel
Waterproof Sheet
Insulation
Precast Concrete Panel
Calcium Silicate Board
Color Acrylic Glass
Panels
Corrugated
Polycarbonate
Channel steel
Steel Purlins

17. Drawings
Curtain
Waterproof Sheet
Insulation
Precast Concrete Panel
Gravel
Corrugated
Polycarbonate
Channel Steel
Steel Plate
Coping
Galvanised Steel
Laminated Lumber

18. Under Construction

20. Polycarbonate
Roof Cladding
Color Acrylic
Glass Panels
A tube Structure
Shipping
Containers

24. Interior
Interior Furnitures were also made of paper
tubes and wood.
The Shipping containers turned into spaces for
Chapel, Storages, Library,etc.

25. The Trinity Window, derived from the
rose window of now destroyed
cathedral, acts as main facade of
these new Transitional Cathedral.