Double-height concrete interior lobby with a suspended timber-clad
上海
A large public atrium precedent showcasing a dramatic interplay between heavy exposed concrete, a cantilevered timber-clad volume, and soaring perimeter glass.
- What we like about this project
- The complex faceted geometry of the timber soffit beneath the cantilevered concrete mass creates an unexpected organic canopy over the reception desk.
Materials
- exposed-concrete
- timber
- glass
- steel
- polished-concrete
Visual identifiers
- cantilevered-timber-volume
- exposed-concrete-walls
- linear-ceiling-lighting
- full-height-glazing
- mezzanine-bridge
Style tags
- contemporary
- brutalist
- monumental
- warm-minimal
Visual tags
- atrium
- public-lobby
- brutalist-concrete
- timber-cladding
- double-height
- waterfront-view
- Geometry
- A vast multi-story volume featuring a heavy cast-concrete structural core, a cantilevered timber-clad volume projecting into the space, and an elevated bridge crossing the upper level.
- Facade system
- Full-height curtain wall glazing providing extensive daylighting and clear outward views.
- Structural guess
- Cast-in-place concrete frame and core with long-span slab construction.
- Spatial scale
- Monumental double-height public lobby with a multi-story span and grand vertical clearance.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight streams through full-height perimeter glazing, casting long linear shadows across the polished floor, complemented by recessed linear ceiling fixtures.
- Atmosphere
- A cool, architectural gravity softened by warm wood soffits and moving shafts of bright daylight.
- Environmental context
- Indoor public atrium with expansive exterior views of a marina or waterfront through floor-to-ceiling windows.
- Spatial experience
- The sweeping vertical proportions and dramatic cast-concrete forms create an imposing yet luminous public hall, balanced by the warmth of lower timber paneling.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong diagonal shadows from glazing rhythmically intersect with parallel ceiling light strips and vertical concrete piers.
- Style reading
- Contemporary monumental public interior with brutalist concrete elements and warm wood accents
- Program
- Civic or cultural center lobby / public atrium
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- exposed-concrete, timber, glass, steel, polished-concrete
- Visual identifiers
- cantilevered-timber-volume, exposed-concrete-walls, linear-ceiling-lighting, full-height-glazing, mezzanine-bridge
- Style tags
- contemporary, brutalist, monumental, warm-minimal
- Visual tags
- atrium, public-lobby, brutalist-concrete, timber-cladding, double-height, waterfront-view
- Geometry
- A vast multi-story volume featuring a heavy cast-concrete structural core, a cantilevered timber-clad volume projecting into the space, and an elevated bridge crossing the upper level.
- Facade system
- Full-height curtain wall glazing providing extensive daylighting and clear outward views.
- Structural guess
- Cast-in-place concrete frame and core with long-span slab construction.
- Spatial scale
- Monumental double-height public lobby with a multi-story span and grand vertical clearance.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight streams through full-height perimeter glazing, casting long linear shadows across the polished floor, complemented by recessed linear ceiling fixtures.
- Atmosphere
- A cool, architectural gravity softened by warm wood soffits and moving shafts of bright daylight.
- Environmental context
- Indoor public atrium with expansive exterior views of a marina or waterfront through floor-to-ceiling windows.
- Spatial experience
- The sweeping vertical proportions and dramatic cast-concrete forms create an imposing yet luminous public hall, balanced by the warmth of lower timber paneling.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong diagonal shadows from glazing rhythmically intersect with parallel ceiling light strips and vertical concrete piers.
- Style reading
- Contemporary monumental public interior with brutalist concrete elements and warm wood accents
- Program
- Civic or cultural center lobby / public atrium
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture