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A high-rise residential tower precedent featuring an expressive structural exoskeleton and corner articulation within a dense metropolitan context.
- What we like about this project
- The vertical exoskeleton curves smoothly around the building corners, transitioning seamlessly into the podium structure.
Materials
- glass
- steel
- concrete
- composite-metal
Visual identifiers
- exoskeleton-frame
- high-rise-tower
- curved-corners
- illuminated-balconies
Style tags
- contemporary
- expressive
- high-tech
Visual tags
- skyscraper
- residential-tower
- structural-expression
- urban-density
- contemporary
- Geometry
- Slender rectangular tower massing featuring a prominent, expressive curved exoskeleton frame wrapping the facade corners and podium base.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall combined with recessed balconies and an exterior structural column grid.
- Structural guess
- Concrete core with an external perimeter frame or diagrid-inspired column arrangement.
- Spatial scale
- Super-tall residential tower scale dominating the surrounding mid-rise and high-rise context.
- Lighting
- Dusk or early morning ambient sky with warm artificial illumination glowing from interior balconies and podium level.
- Atmosphere
- Sleek, polished evening atmosphere with glowing architectural elements contrasting against a cool urban backdrop.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban high-rise context with surrounding skyscrapers and a landscaped palm-lined boulevard or park in the foreground.
- Spatial experience
- The tower stands tall within an expansive urban skyline, commanding attention through its distinct structural framing and illuminated balconies.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical continuous columns punctuated by horizontal stacked balcony bands and curved structural braces.
- Style reading
- Contemporary expressive high-rise architecture
- Program
- High-rise residential apartments
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, steel, concrete, composite-metal
- Visual identifiers
- exoskeleton-frame, high-rise-tower, curved-corners, illuminated-balconies
- Style tags
- contemporary, expressive, high-tech
- Visual tags
- skyscraper, residential-tower, structural-expression, urban-density, contemporary
- Geometry
- Slender rectangular tower massing featuring a prominent, expressive curved exoskeleton frame wrapping the facade corners and podium base.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall combined with recessed balconies and an exterior structural column grid.
- Structural guess
- Concrete core with an external perimeter frame or diagrid-inspired column arrangement.
- Spatial scale
- Super-tall residential tower scale dominating the surrounding mid-rise and high-rise context.
- Lighting
- Dusk or early morning ambient sky with warm artificial illumination glowing from interior balconies and podium level.
- Atmosphere
- Sleek, polished evening atmosphere with glowing architectural elements contrasting against a cool urban backdrop.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban high-rise context with surrounding skyscrapers and a landscaped palm-lined boulevard or park in the foreground.
- Spatial experience
- The tower stands tall within an expansive urban skyline, commanding attention through its distinct structural framing and illuminated balconies.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical continuous columns punctuated by horizontal stacked balcony bands and curved structural braces.
- Style reading
- Contemporary expressive high-rise architecture
- Program
- High-rise residential apartments
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture