Midvale Ave. residence
An architectural elevation drawing of the Midvale Ave. residence by Albert Group Architects, illustrating stacked balconies, articulated fenestration, and stepped multi-level massing.
- What we like about this project
- A translucent vertical screening strip intersects the upper levels, partially masking a central vertical window span.
Materials
- stucco
- glass
- metal
- tile
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- elevation-drawing
- stepped-massing
- stacked-balconies
- numbered-callouts
Style tags
- contemporary
- elevation
- diagrammatic
- architectural
Visual tags
- elevation
- architectural-drawing
- residential
- facade-composition
- multi-level
- Geometry
- Multi-tiered stepped rectilinear massing featuring stacked balconies and a semi-recessed lower garage volume set against a sloping grade.
- Facade system
- Punched windows, sliding glass doors, tiled accents, and vertical louvered screening panels.
- Structural guess
- Concrete foundation and retaining walls supporting stacked post-and-beam or masonry construction.
- Spatial scale
- Three-story residential scale with a semi-basement garage and stepped exterior retaining wall elements.
- Lighting
- Diagrammatic cast shadows indicate overhead directional daylight from the top-left, defining depth across the staggered planes.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, analytical graphical quality highlighting form and spatial layering.
- Environmental context
- Set on a stepped terrain with a prominent silhouette of a large evergreen tree overlaying the left facade portion.
- Spatial experience
- The facade creates layered depth through cantilevered slabs, recessed glazing, and vertical screening elements that mediate between interior rooms and outdoor terraces.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical composition balanced by horizontal balcony bands and vertical window proportions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary architectural elevation diagram
- Program
- Single-family multi-story residence
- Perspective
- Drawing / Diagram
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stucco, glass, metal, tile, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- elevation-drawing, stepped-massing, stacked-balconies, numbered-callouts
- Style tags
- contemporary, elevation, diagrammatic, architectural
- Visual tags
- elevation, architectural-drawing, residential, facade-composition, multi-level
- Geometry
- Multi-tiered stepped rectilinear massing featuring stacked balconies and a semi-recessed lower garage volume set against a sloping grade.
- Facade system
- Punched windows, sliding glass doors, tiled accents, and vertical louvered screening panels.
- Structural guess
- Concrete foundation and retaining walls supporting stacked post-and-beam or masonry construction.
- Spatial scale
- Three-story residential scale with a semi-basement garage and stepped exterior retaining wall elements.
- Lighting
- Diagrammatic cast shadows indicate overhead directional daylight from the top-left, defining depth across the staggered planes.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, analytical graphical quality highlighting form and spatial layering.
- Environmental context
- Set on a stepped terrain with a prominent silhouette of a large evergreen tree overlaying the left facade portion.
- Spatial experience
- The facade creates layered depth through cantilevered slabs, recessed glazing, and vertical screening elements that mediate between interior rooms and outdoor terraces.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical composition balanced by horizontal balcony bands and vertical window proportions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary architectural elevation diagram
- Program
- Single-family multi-story residence
- Perspective
- Drawing / Diagram
- Discipline
- architecture