Phase 2
An exterior residential tower precedent illustrating a cohesive public realm landscape meeting a articulated precast and brick gridded facade.
- What we like about this project
- Curved corner balcony detailing softening the rigid orthogonal grid above.
Materials
- brick
- concrete
- glass
- metal
- pavers
- timber
Visual identifiers
- light-brick-grid
- recessed-balconies
- glazed-lobby
- landscaped-plaza
Style tags
- contemporary
- urban
- rationalist
Visual tags
- high-rise
- residential
- public-realm
- facade-rhythm
- brick-architecture
- Geometry
- Vertical gridded facade with precast or light brick piers, rhythmic recessed balconies, and a double-height glazed entry lobby at grade.
- Facade system
- Precast concrete or light brick-clad grid with punched full-height windows and inset metal balconies.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with flat slab construction and non-loadbearing facade panels.
- Spatial scale
- Pedestrian scale at the ground floor transitioning to multi-story high-rise proportions above.
- Lighting
- Warm, low-angle daylight illuminating the facade grid and casting soft shadows across the foreground landscaping.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting, lively community atmosphere balanced by orderly architectural repetition.
- Environmental context
- Urban residential plaza with mature tree planting, native grasses, brick paving, and adjacent tower massing.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the brick-paved public realm, the open landscape transitions smoothly into the transparent, welcoming building base.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical structural piers repeated across the facade paired with alternating recessed balconies.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential tower with ground-floor lobby and public landscaping
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, concrete, glass, metal, pavers, timber
- Visual identifiers
- light-brick-grid, recessed-balconies, glazed-lobby, landscaped-plaza
- Style tags
- contemporary, urban, rationalist
- Visual tags
- high-rise, residential, public-realm, facade-rhythm, brick-architecture
- Geometry
- Vertical gridded facade with precast or light brick piers, rhythmic recessed balconies, and a double-height glazed entry lobby at grade.
- Facade system
- Precast concrete or light brick-clad grid with punched full-height windows and inset metal balconies.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with flat slab construction and non-loadbearing facade panels.
- Spatial scale
- Pedestrian scale at the ground floor transitioning to multi-story high-rise proportions above.
- Lighting
- Warm, low-angle daylight illuminating the facade grid and casting soft shadows across the foreground landscaping.
- Atmosphere
- Inviting, lively community atmosphere balanced by orderly architectural repetition.
- Environmental context
- Urban residential plaza with mature tree planting, native grasses, brick paving, and adjacent tower massing.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the brick-paved public realm, the open landscape transitions smoothly into the transparent, welcoming building base.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical structural piers repeated across the facade paired with alternating recessed balconies.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban residential architecture
- Program
- Multi-family residential tower with ground-floor lobby and public landscaping
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture