2011, a year before his death Oscar Niemeyer designed the futuristic café. Construction started in 2017. Now the “Niemeyer Sphere “almost finished. Actually, the restaurant ball should be completed a year earlier, said authorized signatory Simone Lepper. However, the construction was a challenge.
The concrete ball has glass surfaces made of triangular windows, the so-called liquid Crystal Glas consist. This is the same material that is used for cell phone displays. It was difficult to find a manufacturer and batches had to be returned before it really fit.
