天物空间
上海
An exterior facade precedent illustrating stacked concrete volumes activated by a bold external circulation stair and integrated evening lighting.
- What we like about this project
- The prominent diagonal exterior stair acts as both circulation spine and primary sculptural facade element.
Materials
- exposed-concrete
- steel
- glass
- aluminum
Visual identifiers
- exposed-concrete
- external-steel-staircase
- illuminated-signage
- stacked-volumes
Style tags
- contemporary
- industrial-chic
- commercial
Visual tags
- commercial
- exterior-stairs
- modern-facade
- evening-lighting
- mixed-massing
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical stacked rectangular concrete volumes offset by a prominent exterior diagonal dark steel stair connecting upper levels.
- Facade system
- Exposed concrete panel walls with punched aluminum-framed glass storefronts and curtain wall elements.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with steel accessory structures for exterior circulation.
- Spatial scale
- Three-story commercial building with human-scaled ground-floor entry glazing.
- Lighting
- Twilight blue hour lighting combined with warm interior glow, uplighting, and bright neon signage on the parapet.
- Atmosphere
- Sleek, architectural dusk atmosphere balancing heavy concrete with precise linear lighting.
- Environmental context
- Urban or suburban roadside setting with sparse bare trees framing the structure.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching the building reveals a multi-layered facade with recessed entries, glass storefronts, and clear vertical circulation paths.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal bands of concrete juxtaposed against the strong diagonal slash of the external staircase.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial industrialist architecture
- Program
- Commercial office and creative showroom space
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- exposed-concrete, steel, glass, aluminum
- Visual identifiers
- exposed-concrete, external-steel-staircase, illuminated-signage, stacked-volumes
- Style tags
- contemporary, industrial-chic, commercial
- Visual tags
- commercial, exterior-stairs, modern-facade, evening-lighting, mixed-massing
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical stacked rectangular concrete volumes offset by a prominent exterior diagonal dark steel stair connecting upper levels.
- Facade system
- Exposed concrete panel walls with punched aluminum-framed glass storefronts and curtain wall elements.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frame with steel accessory structures for exterior circulation.
- Spatial scale
- Three-story commercial building with human-scaled ground-floor entry glazing.
- Lighting
- Twilight blue hour lighting combined with warm interior glow, uplighting, and bright neon signage on the parapet.
- Atmosphere
- Sleek, architectural dusk atmosphere balancing heavy concrete with precise linear lighting.
- Environmental context
- Urban or suburban roadside setting with sparse bare trees framing the structure.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching the building reveals a multi-layered facade with recessed entries, glass storefronts, and clear vertical circulation paths.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal bands of concrete juxtaposed against the strong diagonal slash of the external staircase.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial industrialist architecture
- Program
- Commercial office and creative showroom space
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture