Exterior dusk view of a two-story modern glass and concrete commercial
A street-facing commercial building precedent featuring cantilevered floor plates, extensive structural glazing, and an external diagonal stair that animates the facade.
- What we like about this project
- The large diagonal exterior staircase bisects the glazed volume, serving as both circulation and primary facade articulation.
Materials
- glass
- steel
- concrete
- perforated-metal
Visual identifiers
- glass-facade
- external-staircase
- cantilever
- perforated-screen
Style tags
- contemporary
- modern
- transparent
Visual tags
- commercial
- dusk-lighting
- horizontal-massing
- urban-facade
- contemporary
- Geometry
- Low-slung, horizontal massing with cantilevered upper floors and a prominent exterior diagonal staircase cutting through the central volume.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall glazing paired with perforated metal panels at the base and cantilevered concrete slabs.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with concrete floor slabs and cantilevered overhangs.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story commercial scale, anchored by tall palm trees that punctuate the horizontal roofline.
- Lighting
- Dusk sky transitions from blue to soft warm horizon; interior light washes outward through expansive glazing, highlighting structural ribs and stair movement.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and luminous twilight atmosphere with sharp vertical silhouettes against a glowing horizontal structure.
- Environmental context
- Urban street edge framed by tall, slender palm trees under a twilight sky.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the street, the building presents an open, permeable facade where internal illumination and outdoor circulation merge.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical mullions create a dense rhythmic screen counterbalanced by the bold diagonal slash of the exterior stair.
- Style reading
- Contemporary West Coast commercial architecture
- Program
- Commercial office or mixed-use workspace
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, steel, concrete, perforated-metal
- Visual identifiers
- glass-facade, external-staircase, cantilever, perforated-screen
- Style tags
- contemporary, modern, transparent
- Visual tags
- commercial, dusk-lighting, horizontal-massing, urban-facade, contemporary
- Geometry
- Low-slung, horizontal massing with cantilevered upper floors and a prominent exterior diagonal staircase cutting through the central volume.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall glazing paired with perforated metal panels at the base and cantilevered concrete slabs.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with concrete floor slabs and cantilevered overhangs.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story commercial scale, anchored by tall palm trees that punctuate the horizontal roofline.
- Lighting
- Dusk sky transitions from blue to soft warm horizon; interior light washes outward through expansive glazing, highlighting structural ribs and stair movement.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and luminous twilight atmosphere with sharp vertical silhouettes against a glowing horizontal structure.
- Environmental context
- Urban street edge framed by tall, slender palm trees under a twilight sky.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the street, the building presents an open, permeable facade where internal illumination and outdoor circulation merge.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical mullions create a dense rhythmic screen counterbalanced by the bold diagonal slash of the exterior stair.
- Style reading
- Contemporary West Coast commercial architecture
- Program
- Commercial office or mixed-use workspace
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture