The Tbilisi Public Service Hall is a government building in central Tbilisi, Georgia, overlooking the Kura River. Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas designed it, and it was completed in 2012. It holds the National Bank of Georgia, the Ministry of Energy and the Civil and National Registry.
Seven office volumes, each with four floors at different levels, surround a central public square that holds the front-office services. Internal footbridges at different levels connect the volumes. Eleven large petals rise above them, reaching almost 35 meters (115 feet). Three of the petals cover the central space.
Steel pillars shaped like trees support the petals and stay visible inside and out. The petals are structurally independent of the rest of the building. The glass facades sit among them and are also separate, so they can move independently of the roof. This protects the glass from stress caused by snow, wind and heat.
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