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北京
A multi-view facade precedent showcasing stacked glass bay windows that capture sky reflections by day and emit a vertical column of light by night in a dense urban infill.
- What we like about this project
- The large flush glass surfaces act as giant mirrors reflecting surrounding trees and sky, effectively dematerializing the upper facade.
Materials
- glass
- metal-frame
- stucco
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- stacked-glass-bays
- narrow-infill
- reflective-glazing
- vertical-rhythm
Style tags
- contemporary
- minimalist
- urban
Visual tags
- urban-infill
- facade-study
- contemporary
- vertical-massing
- glazing-detail
- Geometry
- Stacked, projecting rectangular glass bays align vertically on a narrow facade, creating a slender tower-like frontage tightly wedged within urban context.
- Facade system
- Projecting glass box window assemblies set within a smooth light render finish.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with infill walls and cantilevered window projections.
- Spatial scale
- Narrow infill frontage rising approximately four to five stories, scaled to pedestrian urban fabric.
- Lighting
- Daytime reflections capture sky and foliage on the flush glass panes; twilight shots reveal warm interior light diffusing through stacked vertical bays.
- Atmosphere
- Reflective and calm by day, glowing and prominent within the dark urban gap at night.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban neighborhood with mixed-height masonry buildings and surrounding mature tree canopy.
- Spatial experience
- The composition shifts from exterior reflection detail to vertical tower elevation and nocturnal glow, illustrating how deep glazed boxes animate a narrow urban gap.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical stack of repetitive projecting square glass volumes generating a steady upward beat.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban infill with crisp minimalist detailing
- Program
- Mixed-use urban infill or narrow residential tower
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, metal-frame, stucco, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- stacked-glass-bays, narrow-infill, reflective-glazing, vertical-rhythm
- Style tags
- contemporary, minimalist, urban
- Visual tags
- urban-infill, facade-study, contemporary, vertical-massing, glazing-detail
- Geometry
- Stacked, projecting rectangular glass bays align vertically on a narrow facade, creating a slender tower-like frontage tightly wedged within urban context.
- Facade system
- Projecting glass box window assemblies set within a smooth light render finish.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with infill walls and cantilevered window projections.
- Spatial scale
- Narrow infill frontage rising approximately four to five stories, scaled to pedestrian urban fabric.
- Lighting
- Daytime reflections capture sky and foliage on the flush glass panes; twilight shots reveal warm interior light diffusing through stacked vertical bays.
- Atmosphere
- Reflective and calm by day, glowing and prominent within the dark urban gap at night.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban neighborhood with mixed-height masonry buildings and surrounding mature tree canopy.
- Spatial experience
- The composition shifts from exterior reflection detail to vertical tower elevation and nocturnal glow, illustrating how deep glazed boxes animate a narrow urban gap.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical stack of repetitive projecting square glass volumes generating a steady upward beat.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban infill with crisp minimalist detailing
- Program
- Mixed-use urban infill or narrow residential tower
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture