The Sony center

The Sony Center opened in 2000 at the Postdamer Platz in  Berlin, Germany and was designed by Helmut Jahn. This building is sponsored by Sony and serves as the Sony German Headquarters.  The Sony Center consists of eight buildings that are connected by a tent-like roof.  The inspiration for the architectural design behind the Sony building is for it to represent a new innovative technological vision and order. This is truly seen in both the inner and outer design of the building. The main focus of the building seemed to be the lighting manipulating both natural and artificial light to accent the mix of steel and glass material The outer quadrilateral design helps to highlight the main attraction of the building, the circular tented roof.  The roof tallest point measure up 67 meters above the forum with a free span of 102 meters in length on the main axis.  The textile sails have a self-cleaning attribution and Teflon-coated fabric.  The roof consisted of 520 tons of steel for the ring beam, 100 tons of steel for the king post,  and 105 tons of safety glass that is 16 mm thick. The design of the roof was so that the clear and translucent glass amazingly reflects the moon and daylight.  Another special feature of the roof is that it changes colors at night.