One Third Avenue , The Alloy Block, Downtown
An aerial urban precedent illustrating how slender contemporary high-rises integrate with and contrast against historic civic landmarks within a dense downtown fabric.
- What we like about this project
- The dramatic juxtaposition of sleek dark metal and glass grid towers directly adjacent to a historic neo-Romanesque masonry tower.
Materials
- glass
- steel
- masonry
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- slender-towers
- glass-facade
- historic-landmark
- urban-cluster
- sunset-lighting
Style tags
- contemporary
- urban
- high-rise
Visual tags
- skyline
- high-rise
- urban-density
- contextual
- sunset
- Geometry
- An urban cluster featuring slender, vertically proportioned high-rise residential and commercial towers set against a dense mid-rise neighborhood grid and historic landmarks.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall systems on modern towers alongside punched masonry openings on historic buildings.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete composite structural frames for high-rise towers.
- Spatial scale
- Macro urban scale showing multi-block neighborhoods dominated by towers ranging from twenty to over sixty stories.
- Lighting
- Warm, low golden-hour sunlight casting strong reflections on eastern tower facades and long soft shadows across the urban fabric.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, expansive, and dramatic evening light highlighting the varied textures of modern and historical architecture.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban downtown area with a mix of contemporary glass high-rises, historic masonry structures, and surrounding low- to mid-rise neighborhood blocks.
- Spatial experience
- The composition reveals a dense urban fabric where hyper-tall slender volumes contrast with historical civic landmarks and a lower-scale street grid.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical emphasis created by slender tower proportions and repetitive window grids offset by the ornate massing of the historic clock tower.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban high-rise development
- Program
- Mixed-use urban high-rise development
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- urban
- Materials
- glass, steel, masonry, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- slender-towers, glass-facade, historic-landmark, urban-cluster, sunset-lighting
- Style tags
- contemporary, urban, high-rise
- Visual tags
- skyline, high-rise, urban-density, contextual, sunset
- Geometry
- An urban cluster featuring slender, vertically proportioned high-rise residential and commercial towers set against a dense mid-rise neighborhood grid and historic landmarks.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall systems on modern towers alongside punched masonry openings on historic buildings.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete composite structural frames for high-rise towers.
- Spatial scale
- Macro urban scale showing multi-block neighborhoods dominated by towers ranging from twenty to over sixty stories.
- Lighting
- Warm, low golden-hour sunlight casting strong reflections on eastern tower facades and long soft shadows across the urban fabric.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, expansive, and dramatic evening light highlighting the varied textures of modern and historical architecture.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban downtown area with a mix of contemporary glass high-rises, historic masonry structures, and surrounding low- to mid-rise neighborhood blocks.
- Spatial experience
- The composition reveals a dense urban fabric where hyper-tall slender volumes contrast with historical civic landmarks and a lower-scale street grid.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical emphasis created by slender tower proportions and repetitive window grids offset by the ornate massing of the historic clock tower.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban high-rise development
- Program
- Mixed-use urban high-rise development
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- urban